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AT&T to force Obama alerts for iPhones with no way to opt out
bizpacreview.com ^ | June 17, 2013 | Janeen Capizola

Posted on 06/17/2013 8:17:56 AM PDT by T.O.K.

Not only is Big Brother President Obama watching you, he’s going to start messaging you if you own an iPhone with AT&T service.

AT&T subscribers with an iPhone 4S or 5 using iOS 6.1 or higher are going to start getting presidential alerts on matters of “national importance” whether you want them or not.

As part of AT&T’s new Wireless Emergency Alerts, once a user updates their operating system, AMBER and Emergency alerts are automatically sent to the phone. However . . .

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alerts; att; bho44; iphone; mandatoryobamaalerts; obama; obamaalerts; obamaphones; telecom; wireless
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To: Blueflag
They happen to be the first.

Actually, I think they're one of the last. Verizon and T-Mobile already had this.

21 posted on 06/17/2013 8:27:08 AM PDT by kevkrom (Obama: less class than Bill Clinton)
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To: kevkrom
Or, more to the point, if you ever DO get a Presidential alert on your phone, you don't even need to read it to know that the SHTF.
22 posted on 06/17/2013 8:28:26 AM PDT by kevkrom (Obama: less class than Bill Clinton)
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To: T.O.K.

AT&T went to the dark side of the force a long time ago.
So did google.


23 posted on 06/17/2013 8:28:56 AM PDT by swamprebel (a Constitution once changed from Freedom, can never be restored.)
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To: Blueflag

What law was passed to impose this on them?


24 posted on 06/17/2013 8:29:16 AM PDT by MCF
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To: T.O.K.

25 posted on 06/17/2013 8:29:17 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: MNGal

You don’t understand!

AT&T chose to go to GSM phones, knowing that they would lose customers, because it facilitated government snooping. Verizon made no such choice, and has remained on CDMA.


26 posted on 06/17/2013 8:29:38 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: T.O.K.

I already hated AT&T. They wanted me to hate them more? I don’t know if I can.


27 posted on 06/17/2013 8:29:41 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: T.O.K.

“The question is, will the outrage affect companies as big as ATT and iPhone?”

Always have to follow the money. In this case the company bottom line.


28 posted on 06/17/2013 8:30:24 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: kevkrom

Wrong!

It only works on GSM, Verizon is CDMA.


29 posted on 06/17/2013 8:31:57 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: T.O.K.

Dear Leader will be able to deploy his flashmob force with a single keystroke.

We’re sunk.


30 posted on 06/17/2013 8:32:18 AM PDT by lightman (Prosecute the heresies; pity the heretics.)
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To: null and void
I’ve just decided not to upgrade my iPhone 3.

Yeah, I'm with you on that. My iPhone 3S works just fine.

31 posted on 06/17/2013 8:32:26 AM PDT by RikaStrom ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
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To: editor-surveyor

Post #11 would like to disagree with you.


32 posted on 06/17/2013 8:33:11 AM PDT by kevkrom (Obama: less class than Bill Clinton)
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To: TexasGunLover

I’ve had Verizon for several years and don’t recall receiving any alerts (Amber, from Obummer, etc.)


33 posted on 06/17/2013 8:33:34 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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To: Gaffer

We have Verizon and we do not receive alerts or propaganda messages from anyone.


34 posted on 06/17/2013 8:34:26 AM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: TexasGunLover

Not on my Verizon iPhone unless it’s not a “visable” choice in “notifications”.


35 posted on 06/17/2013 8:34:26 AM PDT by rhubarbk
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To: T.O.K.; waterhill; ixtl
Well sh*t (((ping)))!

FUBO! Can you hear me now!

36 posted on 06/17/2013 8:34:54 AM PDT by Envisioning (It's the Jihad, stupid......)
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To: T.O.K.
As I said on an earlier thread about this:

We get all our conservative friends, neighbors, etc to call the white hut every time a message from obammy hits our phones. After burning up their switchboard a few times maybe they’ll quit.

37 posted on 06/17/2013 8:35:04 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
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To: Seattle Conservative

Presidential alerts have been defined as part of the Emergency Broadcast Service for 17 years, and not one has ever been issued.

As for amber alerts, Verizon may have disabled the feature by default (AT&T enables it by default) or you haven’t had one in your area since your phone was updated.


38 posted on 06/17/2013 8:35:28 AM PDT by kevkrom (Obama: less class than Bill Clinton)
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To: Wiser now

I haven’t either, but that don’t mean it isn’t gonna start. If one of the vendors does it, the others will eventually follow. I’m CHECKING OUT of it. NO phone.


39 posted on 06/17/2013 8:36:14 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: MWestMom

Yep. WWII vets must be wondering what they fought for.


40 posted on 06/17/2013 8:37:46 AM PDT by TheDon (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out.)
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