topic Re: Emergency Alert in Sky Mobile

Emergency Alert

bluemarie — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:53:33 GMT

Hi I am wondering if I will get the EMERGENCY ALERT this time round

Re: Emergency Alert

SKY1992bf — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:45:05 GMT

@bluemarie Why didn't you receive the test last time? Everyone who had the alert setting turned on via their phone settings would have received it

so checked your phone settings for emergency alerts and make sure they are on

for anyone unaware the government are testing the emergency alert system nationwide on Sunday 7th September at 3pm

Re: Emergency Alert

caesarome — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:59:37 GMT

@bluemarie

If your phone was on silent last time then you might not have received it but this time around everyone regardless if this setting should receive it.

Re: Emergency Alert

bluemarie — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:21:25 GMT

Goodness knows. Just assumed i wasn't one of the chosen few at the time! I've update to 5G ensured all notifications are on and fingers crossed it works this time.

Re: Emergency Alert

TimmyBGood — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:50:14 GMT

@bluemarie wrote:

Just assumed i wasn't one of the chosen few at the time!

The Cabinet Office confirmed that 80% of mobile phones were capable of receiving the alert message, but that 7% had not received it, either because of the issue with the Three network, or because people had either disabled emergency alerts or switched to aeroplane mode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Emergency_Alert_System