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Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

gblackma — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:37:31 GMT

Thanks for replying. Stay safe.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

mh1983 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:45:18 GMT

Haven't received one yet but heard about the app today.

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jnnfrrss — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:48:50 GMT

Didn't get the message but I did see in the news that the app was available now for Ontario.

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hairbag1 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:54:26 GMT

@gblackma, @mh1983

@jnnfrrss....

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/306740/Federally-backed-COVID-alert-app-now-available-in-app-store#306740

Didn't get a text but the story is front page everywhere today.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

gblackma — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:01:35 GMT

To clarify this came from 5124. Is this from Public Mobile? Thanks.

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geopublic — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:25:20 GMT

If you aer in Ontario best to just download the app from the Play or iPhone store.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

Luddite — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:18:18 GMT

@gblackma wrote:
To clarify this came from 5124. Is this from Public Mobile? Thanks.

It is. I received the message; but only on 1 phone so far.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

gblackma — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:37:50 GMT

Thanks to everyone who replied. Appreciate it. Stay safe.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

B12 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:40:34 GMT

I have indeed gotten it. At first I thought it was something more serious.

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AE_Collector — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 23:05:16 GMT

Haven’t received the text, I am in BC. I did read about the App earlier today and interpreted it as anyone can download the App now but so far it is live (working) in Ontario only. But It is “coming soon to a province near you” functionally so go ahead and download it any time.

AE_Collector

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

computergeek541 — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 02:29:20 GMT

I finally got this message at 9:00pm EDT. Public's breaking their text messaging curfew, although the timestamp says 8:59pm as the time sent.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

B12 — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:49:08 GMT

For curious minds/those who didn't get anything...

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Jb456 — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:42:17 GMT

Just go it and I think it's stupid that PM is sending this nonsense. I didn't signup for these types of texts 🤬😤

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

srlawren — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:14:17 GMT

@Jb456 I'm not sure why it upsets you so. There are no links so it's not like someone is trying to phish or spam you. It's a message from the government asking you to do your part by downloading the app for anonymous contact tracing to help control COVID-19 in Canada. Just be happy you live in a province where the app is actually useful. I'm in BC and have had it since the day the app was available, but in BC it's not enabled for anyone to enter a positive test result and trigger notifications. I have no idea why we are lagging so far behind, when we are one of the leading tech provinces in the country. Go figure.

EDIT forgot to say: if you don't like this sms message, just ignore it.

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Jb456 — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:17:54 GMT

@srlawren it doesn't upset me it is just an annoyance! That I didn't agree to.

I understand providers agreed with Canada to send messages to their customers but I didn't agree to receive this ish.

Public Mobile should offer an "OPT OUT" from these types of messages. It's everywhere to download the app if you want. News, Facebook, papers, etc etc.

I don't need texts now also about stupid covid.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

srlawren — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:23:27 GMT

@Jb456 I suspect you probably did agree to it, though I'm too lazy to go dig through the terms of service. You could unsubscribe by cancelling any wireless service. Or just ignore the message and carry on with your life. Or better yet: go download the app if you haven't yet.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

jor123 — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:52:37 GMT

Public safety is important.. if for some reason you don't want to download the app it's not hard to just ignore the text.

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LurganIeUk — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 19:20:42 GMT

@B12 wrote:
For curious minds/those who didn't get anything...

Try Googling the phone number in the text!!!

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

kb_mv — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 19:26:01 GMT

@LurganIeUk The number is valid. That message is saying someone is calling from what appears to be that number (spoofing). They are warning that it was not them (the government). It's not hard for the bad guys to do. The text message is harmless. The number in the text is harmless to call, it contains Covid 19 info.

Re: Did anyone else get this 5124 COVID message from the government?

LurganIeUk — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 19:32:21 GMT

I'll go by with what the Canadian Government website says...Fraudulent.