Fairweather Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Three days in a row. Overrides my silent mode. Can't be blocked by the carrier (AT&T). Rarely if ever a stranger abduction. Usually one of the parents. I don't want my phone blaring at me at 4am, or during a client meeting, or while I'm driving next to a semi, or while I'm relaxing on the patio with a good beer. Because of someone's custody dispute. I just don't care anymore. Am I being an ass again? Quote
num1mc Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 I have a dumb phone, so I have no idea of which you speak Quote
Fairweather Posted September 27, 2014 Author Posted September 27, 2014 I love my smart phone, but if old phones don't get these obnoxious alerts, I may switch back. Quote
mountainsandsound Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 My wife and my mother have finally coerced me into swapping my 7 year old flip phone for a smart one. I just couldn't keep fighting. Not sure if I need something that will help me waste more time on the internet. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 prtect children, protect the Necronomicon….. Quote
JasonG Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I'm with you on this. Seems like something you should be able to opt out of/silence. Petty, I know. Quote
genepires Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Three days in a row. Overrides my silent mode. Can't be blocked by the carrier (AT&T). Rarely if ever a stranger abduction. Usually one of the parents. I don't want my phone blaring at me at 4am, or during a client meeting, or while I'm driving next to a semi, or while I'm relaxing on the patio with a good beer. Because of someone's custody dispute. I just don't care anymore. Am I being an ass again? yes until that face on the amber alert is someone you know. then it is fuckin important. Someone is in trouble and one can't be bothered to give a simple look? Way to be civil and member of society. If you can't give a rats ass about an abducted kid, why should anyone give a care about your anti bolts ranting? Why do you hate kids so much? was your local crag bolted by 7 year olds? Quote
Tyson.g Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 You can opt out. iPhone : Settings - notifications - government alerts - move the slider to off. Viola! Android: Pretty much the same Quote
Fairweather Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 until that face on the amber alert is someone you know. then it is fuckin important. Someone is in trouble and one can't be bothered to give a simple look? Way to be civil and member of society. If you can't give a rats ass about an abducted kid, why should anyone give a care about your anti bolts ranting? Why do you hate kids so much? was your local crag bolted by 7 year olds? Anti-bolt ranting? Gene, I think you have me confused with someone else. As for the Amber Alerts, I guess I wouldn't mind them if they were being used for their original purpose--which, I believe, was to notify the public to be on the lookout for a stranger-abducted child. I have yet to receive an alert based on this type of urgency. They have been, without exception, sent out based on parental custody. It's becoming like a car alarm in a parking lot--nobody pays attention any more. Quote
ivan Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 a highly theoretical subject for me as i've chosen the luddite option of just not owning a cell phone but...how often do you see in the news a parent in a custody dispute abduct their kid and do some horrific shit to them in the name of vengeance? if the intent of the amber alert system is to prevent such nightmares, and if the majority of kids are abducted by such a parent, doesn't this annoyance just make sense? would you prefer such crimes to just be more random? shit, ya can't even listen to the radio w/o the occasional emergency broadcast test... Quote
Fairweather Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 Good points, Ivan. Radio, TV, and those freeway digi-signs are all good methods of getting the word out. Getting into my personal cell phone and telling me YOU WILL PAY ATTENTION is just annoying. MHO. Quote
ivan Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 you know what robespierre said about the duties of a citizen i think we can agree this is a pretty soft option comparatively Quote
JasonG Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Gene- It's OK. We (or at least I) don't hate kids. I just question the efficacy of the cell phone spam. I think reader boards over roadways is a better way to get the word out. You really only pay attention when it could matter (i.e. when you are out and about driving or walking), the rest of the time I ignore them. Quote
Fairweather Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 you know what robespierre said about the duties of a citizen i think we can agree this is a pretty soft option comparatively It's a slippery slope; today censorship and a $1500 permit, tomorrow the guillotine. Oops, wrong thread. Quote
GerritD Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 If you knew with 100% certainty that a million Iraqi children were going to be murdered tomorrow you would not lose any sleep tonight. If you knew you were going to lose your pinky finger in a climbing accident tomorrow you would reconsider your plans immediately. I am sure you can disable the amber alerts on any model of phone you have. Quote
Fairweather Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 If you knew with 100% certainty that a million Iraqi children were going to be murdered tomorrow you would not lose any sleep tonight. If you knew you were going to lose your pinky finger in a climbing accident tomorrow you would reconsider your plans immediately. Huh? Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 You can opt out. iPhone : Settings - notifications - government alerts - move the slider to off. Viola! Android: Pretty much the same Sweet! Thanks! Quote
olyclimber Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 this one is my favorite [video:youtube]BPHnT-hkzKo Quote
Fairweather Posted October 2, 2014 Author Posted October 2, 2014 If you knew with 100% certainty that a million Iraqi children were going to be murdered tomorrow you would not lose any sleep tonight. If you knew you were going to lose your pinky finger in a climbing accident tomorrow you would reconsider your plans immediately. I am sure you can disable the amber alerts on any model of phone you have. If I knew with 100% certainty that one million Iraqi children were going to be taken from their opiate-addicted fathers by their meth-addicted mothers--despite the ruling of a local sharia judge--I would immediately submerge my Nokia 925 in a five-gallon bucket of water--and mix in some copper-filings just to make sure. Quote
rob Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 I am sure you can disable the amber alerts on any model of phone you have. blah blah blah Nokia 925 blah blah blah I know it's not as much fun as complaining, but why not just turn the amber notifications off? (http://blog.laptopmag.com/turn-off-amber-alerts-windows-phone) p.s. fw has a windows phone????? Quote
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