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No Amber Alert

wildstreak73 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:36:27 GMT

Thank God that we don't get them! There is an active Amber Alert and I never got it! Are we exempt from them?

Re: No Amber Alert

computergeek541 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:48:45 GMT

@wildstreak73 wrote:
Thank God that we don't get them! There is an active Amber Alert and I never got it! Are we exempt from them?

No one in the country is exempt from them. And yes, they come through to Public Mobile customers, but only if you're connected to the LTE network.

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Anonymous — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:50:18 GMT

@wildstreak73 wrote:
Thank God that we don't get them! There is an active Amber Alert and I never got it! Are we exempt from them?

Affected "Amber's" will be delighted with your keen interest in their plight.

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Jackhyf63 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:50:31 GMT

Which phone you use?i got 2 times today,I have iPhone6s,my daughter has LG,she didn’t get any amber alert.

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wildstreak73 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:51:00 GMT

No, I am not on LTE. I am on 3G but only getting 2.5mb.

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geopublic — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:51:35 GMT

@wildstreak73 wrote:
Thank God that we don't get them! There is an active Amber Alert and I never got it! Are we exempt from them?

I got them (twice). Not an issue for me and I don't mind them.

Re: No Amber Alert

wildstreak73 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:52:16 GMT

I have an LG.

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wildstreak73 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:54:32 GMT

I hear them before the phones do. I stream a police scanner on the Internet. I heear the OPP alert tone first.

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computergeek541 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:59:47 GMT

@wildstreak73 wrote:
No, I am not on LTE. I am on 3G but only getting 2.5mb.

It's not about network or data plan speeds. The only thing that matters is the type of network that you are connected to. If you have a 3g data plan here but are connected to the LTE network, you will/should receive the alerts. If you have your phone permanently set to use only the 3g network, you will not recvieve these alerts.

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zfx — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:00:22 GMT

Actually I just got the alert couple minutes ago and I only connected to the Wi-Fi and I still able to receive the alert. So I don't think you only have to turn your data on in order to receive the alert...

Re: No Amber Alert

mh1983 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:05:13 GMT

And not all phones are supported for the amber alerts.

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computergeek541 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:05:25 GMT

@zfx wrote:
Actually I just got the alert couple minutes ago and I only connected to the Wi-Fi and I still able to receive the alert. So I don't think you only have to turn your data on in order to receive the alert...

You don't need data to be enabled to receive these alerts. Even with data disabled, your phone will still connect to the LTE network if you tell it do so.

Re: No Amber Alert

surreyboz — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:46:05 GMT

@computergeek541 wrote:
@zfx wrote:
Actually I just got the alert couple minutes ago and I only connected to the Wi-Fi and I still able to receive the alert. So I don't think you only have to turn your data on in order to receive the alert...
You don't need data to be enabled to receive these alerts. Even with data disabled, your phone will still connect to the LTE network if you tell it do so.

As far as I know Amber Alerts have been around before the LTE era, so from what I know Amber Alert is not linked to LTE Network, they are based on your Location regardless where your phone number is from as long as you are in Coverage area. Now those new ALERT READY MESSAGES, those for Sure are only available on LTE Network.

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dmbcanada — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:07:47 GMT

Only one phone in our household received the Ambert Alert. I have a Samsung Galaxy J3 and according to the Telus website my phone is compatible, yet I never get any alerts.

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cavemantoronto — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:21:58 GMT

Chid was found safe with mom. I don't know details behind it

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stonechucker — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:19:35 GMT

Please checkout the official https://www.alertready.ca/ for complete information.

Re: No Amber Alert

computergeek541 — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 01:38:46 GMT

@surreyboz wrote:
@computergeek541 wrote:
@zfx wrote:
Actually I just got the alert couple minutes ago and I only connected to the Wi-Fi and I still able to receive the alert. So I don't think you only have to turn your data on in order to receive the alert...
You don't need data to be enabled to receive these alerts. Even with data disabled, your phone will still connect to the LTE network if you tell it do so.
As far as I know Amber Alerts have been around before the LTE era, so from what I know Amber Alert is not linked to LTE Network, they are based on your Location regardless where your phone number is from as long as you are in Coverage area. Now those new ALERT READY MESSAGES, those for Sure are only available on LTE Network.

Yes, Amber Alerts have been around long before this system. However, I interpret this thread being about the official alert system and how the OP doesn't want to hear the alarm/siren sound.

As for @zfx, this member seemed surprised that the he/she was notified of the Amber Alert that was received despite cellular data being disabled. My point was that as long as you are connected to the LTE network, the user does not need to have cellular data enabled, nor otherwise need any type of internet connection (Wi-Fi included) to receive said alert,