“T-Mobile triggered a minor concern on Friday morning after it tested the Presidential Emergency Alert system early,” Electronista reports.
“Those on the network have reported getting a sudden message,” Electronista reports. “Lance Ulanoff, using an HTC Radar 4G with Windows Phone, saw it badged as a “Presidential Alert” with a test flag, but it also included a ‘weird siren-like sound,’ he said, hinting that it was the hard-coded special feature.”
Electronista reports, “The test comes five days before a national test of the alerts, which ties into the FEMA-backed Emergency Alert System. The agency plans to send out a test across most formats on November 9 at 2PM Eastern. Although FEMA hasn’t mentioned cellphones by name, the test is expected to include them for the first time.”
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