Hi folks. Last night in the Toronto area we had an unthinkable act committed. An amber alert was sent out at 11 PM roughly. It didn’t go off on my phone at least not audible. If I wasn’t on wifi and with a 3G plan would I still get them ? Or only 4G?
I got one on my 3G plan with my data turned off and the phone on Do Not Disturb at 1amish. So it could just be disabled on your phone (if it lets you some people say the disable does nothing). It's also possible your phone is not compatible.
These alerts do not require any data, nor any type of internet connection. It's all about the network type that you're connected to.
You guys are too fast for me! Ha ha. By the time I type you guys have already answered it. For the record this is the coolest thing ever lol. Instant answers. I don’t post much as I don’t want to be a bother here but it’s great! Keep it up folks!
Weird. I will have to search deep into my settings. If it’s not activated on vibrate that’s one thing but I don’t want it disabled either If that’s even a setting
iPhone 7+ and up to date software using wifi at home and 3G plan. However my phone does display LTE for some reason when off wifi
@Addicted2fishin, these amber alerts apparently only work when a phone is connected to the LTE network and on devices that are WPA compatible. See the link below for more discussion on this. Being on WiFi will disable mobile data but will not interfere with the alerts. Note that the Public Mobile plans are LTE plans. The data speed is throttled and thus the reference to 3G speeds.
I got one on my 3G plan with my data turned off and the phone on Do Not Disturb at 1amish. So it could just be disabled on your phone (if it lets you some people say the disable does nothing). It's also possible your phone is not compatible.
