one more reason i have a Trac-Phone...
Posted on 06/16/2013 7:10:15 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
Just in case you want more Obama in your life… AT&T is loading iPhones with emergency alerts from Barack Obama… That you can’t switch off.
AT&T has begun rolling out Wireless Emergency Alerts updates for iPhone 4S and 5, so you won’t be the last folks to know if the entire northern hemisphere is about to be covered in ice à la Day After Tomorrow.
You’ll receive a notification from the carrier when your update is ready, but only if you’re using iOS 6.1 or higher.
Once installed, AMBER and Emergency alerts are automatically sent to your phone unless you switch them off via Settings. However, should you be tired of Obama, just know that there’s no way to switch off Presidential alerts.
So now Barack can track your calls and send you messages, too.
http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7790136
Sounds like the Antichrist to me. :/
My contract is up in February....I’m dropping them like a hot potato and going Galt with telecommunications.
George Orwell was a seer.
Is this onion? Getting more and more difficult to tell now a days.
i already get “emergency weather alerts” on my iphone and it’s annoying when i get pinged every 15 minutes last week during a tornado and flood warning.
nothing i can do if it really is time for me to “check out”
Because the other “Emergency Alert” system works so well? Was it even used during 911?
More wasteful spending from Der Dufus.
My contract ends in December.
Recall that the 1984 Telescreen was two way. We know Obama is watching your phone. What would make people think he cannot also send you a message. It is the only way to keep order in Oceania.
Not like they are deep in NSA surveillnce shenanigan to strike back?
Original source at Endgadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/15/att-wireless-emergency-alerts-iphone-4s-5/
AT&T issues Wireless Emergency Alerts update to iPhone 4S, 5
“Once installed, AMBER and Emergency alerts are automatically sent to your phone unless you switch them off via Settings. However, should you be tired of Obama, just know that there’s no way to switch off Presidential alerts.”
Workers streamed from homes, factories and offices carrying banners and voicing their gratitude to pResident Obama for their new, happy lives.
Want to bet! Break the damn iphone in half and watch how fast it gets turned off!
I’d be OK with that if I could reply with F.U. to each message.
Obama listens in on Verizon and speaks on AT&T?
one more reason i have a Trac-Phone...
OR just remove your battery?
an outstanding post! all hail Caliph Baraq!
I retired 18 months ago and still kept my iPhone...come February, I’m going cold turkey - nada....gone. I’m gonna sell all my iPhones to one of them online re-packagers and document it to the hilt...who knows? They may end up with Abdul, or Mohammed or Ishtar - whoever, and I can show the FBI all the paperwork....
Tired of paying out the a$$ to stay connected to crap.
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