The warning alarm

Casdon

That’s no help to me though, as my phone is in a case, and in my handbag. I consciously manage corporate organisations interruptions, given they are very rarely important annd unexpected. Unless it had rung, I wouldn’t have picked it up until the next day.

I don’t think there is one solution that suits everybody, however, whatever they try.

Well I guess if a person has a smartphone and then rarely uses it then that is similar to not having one. If your phone had been in another room (like mine) the alarm would have sounded but you wouldn't have heard anything and wouldn't have got the message until the next day. In my case I heard nothing but saw the message as soon as I came back into the room.

I’ve got an iPhone and an iPad, so they have the same functionality, apart from the phone and text messages. It’s not that I don’t use the functions, it’s just easier (bigger screen, easier to type) to access on my iPad when I’m at home.

Do text messages not show on your iPad? Mine come through on my iPad and Macbook, and I often answer from these too.

No, I opted not to, because I didn’t want messages popping up on screen from my bank, phone company etc. whilst I was doing something else all the time. Perhaps I’m odd, but I like to keep ‘business’ stuff separate when I’m relaxing.

I think the general feeling online seems to be that the alarm itself should be saved for actual emergencies which are in progress and need your immediate attention. Therefore using it in this way is rather like 'the boy that cried wolf' because there was no immediate danger. Next time maybe some not so bright people will think it's just another public safety information message when in fact they are just 500 yards from a raging fire.

Keep the alarm for real emergencies and just send the text for public information messages or warnings.

I love a barbeque. Ours is charcoal fired and I don't think that anyone can predict where a spark might fly under such dry conditions, so we havn't had one. Much as we would have enjoyed it.
Our fire officers have been working so hard, I wouln't want to risk putting them in any more danger.
They requested the alarm, and I don't blame them.

I think I have posted on the wrong thread.

Well if you have, it made sense to me.

Rosie51

Do text messages not show on your iPad? Mine come through on my iPad and Macbook, and I often answer from these too.

This wasn't a text message, it was an emergency alert. It showed on the screen and you had to click okay. This was not like a text message at all.

These emergency alerts are kept in your settings under either 'notifications' or 'safety and emergency' where you can see the history and change the settings. Mine is under 'wireless emergency alerts' but you can always Google to ask about your model of phone.

Chestnut thanks, I did know this. My post was in response to the suggestion the message only needed to be sent by text not as a serious immediate action alert. There wasn't an 'imminent danger' to be alerted to, just a general warning of correct behaviour. Two very different scenarios.