Have they done these in the past, because I’ve never gotten them on my cell phone. I turned off all the government alerts on my iPhone several years ago. I just re-checked my settings, and AMBER Alerts, Emergency Alerts, Public Safety Alerts, and Test Alerts are all turned off.
You’re going to miss out.
I can remember one. I was somewhere with quite a few people around, store or busy bank...anyway it’s like time stops cause everyone’s phones start going off at the same time. Then they all pause to read it.... It was kinda funny watching them.
https://www.fcc.gov/nationwide-emergency-alert-tests-rescheduled-october-3-2018
From some info I read, this is the one alert the phone companies will not allow you to turn off (government ‘edict’), unlike all the others you have turned off.
If your phone itself is off, you won’t get this one of course, and supposedly, you won’t get it in ‘airplane’ either.
My mom is going to lunch & a play today - play portion awards at 1:30 - I wonder how many phones in the audience will go off at 2:20? I have her phone turned off.