Debate about the use of frequent emergency alerts sent to cell phones

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

something was wrong there. my wife got 4 total texts.

again a text a second would be worth it if they would have found that child alive because of them.

Right, but that's not my point. My point is that, if you annoy people, they will shut you off. Period. This isn't about anyone saying "boo hoo, I was moderately inconvenienced, so it's not worth saving the girl's life." It's about a system that will lose effectiveness if it's handled the way it was today.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Right, but that's not my point. My point is that, if you annoy people, they will shut you off. Period. This isn't about anyone saying "boo hoo, I was moderately inconvenienced, so it's not worth saving the girl's life." It's about a system that will lose effectiveness if it's handled the way it was today.

again how come those texts came through in the AM?

[Just Passin' By]

The first thing I did when I got my new phone was shut off the alerts.



Problem solved

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

The first thing I did when I got my new phone was shut off the alerts.



Problem solved

I did this as well. I'm involved in enough social media that I still had all the information as soon as the alert was issued.

I understand people being annoyed when they get flooded with messgaes, but do a little research if you need to, and simply turn the messages off if that's what you want to do.