Current Events > The presidential text alert test is going out at 2:20

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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:31:02 PM
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Can't wait to block the number
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bluezero
10/03/18 1:31:59 PM
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Squall28
10/03/18 1:32:02 PM
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I hope it'd be like his tweets so we can all laugh.
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LanHikari10
10/03/18 1:32:34 PM
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Vicious_Dios
10/03/18 1:32:48 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Can't wait to block the number


Yeah, that'll show him!
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joestarrr
10/03/18 1:33:09 PM
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wackyteen
10/03/18 1:33:18 PM
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They have all of our phone numbers

TSA listening in to all our conversations
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:33:34 PM
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It's probably a few prefabricated options he can pick from.

"This is a test"
"We are being attacked, flights are suspended"
"But her emails"
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:34:18 PM
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LanHikari10 posted...
The number can't be blocked.

My app blocks literally anything I ask it to so I don't see why that suddenly changes.
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TheKentster
10/03/18 1:34:22 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Can't wait to block the number


You cannot opt out. Trump WILL be directly contacting you.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:34:58 PM
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TheKentster posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
Can't wait to block the number


You cannot opt out. Trump WILL be directly contacting you.

I'm not opting out of anything I'm physically blocking the number
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LanHikari10
10/03/18 1:34:58 PM
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wackyteen
10/03/18 1:35:08 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
It's probably a few prefabricated options he can pick from.

"But her emails"

I'm fucking dead
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wackyteen
10/03/18 1:36:04 PM
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I can't even disable them on my smartwatch

Dumb watch
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:36:17 PM
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LanHikari10 posted...
I don't know what your app is, but I doubt it can circumvent this.

https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/trump-emergency-alert-wireless-block-message-1202964997/

I am not asking the carrier to block it. I am blocking it locally on my phone.

My phone will essentially get the text, the message/notification/alert will get suppressed, nothing with sound, nothing will vibrate, and I won't even know I got it.
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wackyteen
10/03/18 1:37:23 PM
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It's not a number.

It's a built in feature of the phone
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Anteaterking
10/03/18 1:39:34 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I am not asking the carrier to block it. I am blocking it locally on my phone.

My phone will essentially get the text, the message/notification/alert will get suppressed, nothing with sound, nothing will vibrate, and I won't even know I got it.


Do you get Amber alerts?
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:40:32 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
I am not asking the carrier to block it. I am blocking it locally on my phone.

My phone will essentially get the text, the message/notification/alert will get suppressed, nothing with sound, nothing will vibrate, and I won't even know I got it.


Do you get Amber alerts?

No. I've disabled all alerts including Amber alerts and most weather alerts. the weather alerts I do get are ones I specifically allowed myself to get.
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frozenshock
10/03/18 1:40:40 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
It's probably a few prefabricated options he can pick from.

"But her emails"

I'm fucking dead


I wonder if it's going to be used for political purposes.

Since the mid-terms are coming up, I'm very curious.

Is he gonna use it to talk shit about democrats?
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P4wn4g3
10/03/18 1:40:44 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
LanHikari10 posted...
I don't know what your app is, but I doubt it can circumvent this.

https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/trump-emergency-alert-wireless-block-message-1202964997/

I am not asking the carrier to block it. I am blocking it locally on my phone.

My phone will essentially get the text, the message/notification/alert will get suppressed, nothing with sound, nothing will vibrate, and I won't even know I got it.

Well if it works you should let me know what you use.
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Superlinkbro
10/03/18 1:40:49 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
Do you get Amber alerts?

I don't but that's because I have the option to disable them, on Android at least.
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Paragon21XX
10/03/18 1:43:56 PM
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What you are suggesting is an impossibility, even if you have a rooted Android. They made it impossible to disable that level of the alert system unlike weather and Amber alerts.

frozenshock posted...
wackyteen posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
It's probably a few prefabricated options he can pick from.

"But her emails"

I'm fucking dead


I wonder if it's going to be used for political purposes.

Since the mid-terms are coming up, I'm very curious.

Is he gonna use it to talk shit about democrats?

President Trump has no control over the Presidential Alerts despite the name. Only federal emergency orgs like FEMA have the authorization to use it.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 1:45:28 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
What you are suggesting is an impossibility, even if you have a rooted Android. They made it impossible to disable that level of the alert system unlike weather and Amber alerts.


First of all who is "they" and how did "they" determine what code runs on my phone?
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Paragon21XX
10/03/18 1:54:26 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Paragon21XX posted...
What you are suggesting is an impossibility, even if you have a rooted Android. They made it impossible to disable that level of the alert system unlike weather and Amber alerts.


First of all who is "they" and how did "they" determine what code runs on my phone?

You can thank W for that.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-youll-never-be-able-to-block-a-presidential-alert
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wackyteen
10/03/18 1:55:07 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Paragon21XX posted...
What you are suggesting is an impossibility, even if you have a rooted Android. They made it impossible to disable that level of the alert system unlike weather and Amber alerts.


First of all who is "they" and how did "they" determine what code runs on my phone?

Congress did.

Read that article in this topic.

Phone manufactures had to follow the law. It'd be illegal to sell a phone that could have the ability disabled.

So unless you're running a custom built, changed at the source code level of Android that has the entire alert system removed then you're getting the alert.
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spudger
10/03/18 1:55:37 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Can't wait to block the number

We cant apparently
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 2:04:18 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
Paragon21XX posted...
What you are suggesting is an impossibility, even if you have a rooted Android. They made it impossible to disable that level of the alert system unlike weather and Amber alerts.


First of all who is "they" and how did "they" determine what code runs on my phone?

Congress did.

Read that article in this topic.

Phone manufactures had to follow the law. It'd be illegal to sell a phone that could have the ability disabled.

So unless you're running a custom built, changed at the source code level of Android that has the entire alert system removed then you're getting the alert.

Sure, it's illegal to sell the phone with the ability to disable it. What I do to it after they sell it to me is my business.
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Tappor
10/03/18 2:08:46 PM
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What if Trump decides to prove to America that Stormy Daniels was wrong
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glitteringfairy
10/03/18 2:08:47 PM
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Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's text. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 2:09:53 PM
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glitteringfairy posted...
Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's tweet. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used


It doesn't really matter if it'll never be used. There will be lots of tests and I don't want them.
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MegaCamerupt
10/03/18 2:12:11 PM
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Tappor posted...
What if Trump decides to prove to America that Stormy Daniels was wrong

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SolidSonicEX
10/03/18 2:12:14 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
It's probably a few prefabricated options he can pick from.

"This is a test"
"We are being attacked, flights are suspended"
"But her emails"

Hawaii probably had their fill of the second one already.
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glitteringfairy
10/03/18 2:12:31 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's tweet. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used


It doesn't really matter if it'll never be used. There will be lots of tests and I don't want them.

So you're confirming you built your own android source code from the ground up as another user explained because you're going through a ridiculous amount of shit posting to pretend your not gonna get the alerts
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Sad_Face
10/03/18 2:17:11 PM
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I heard it was 2:18, not 2:20.
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spanky1
10/03/18 2:18:38 PM
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XD I just got it.
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Behaviorism
10/03/18 2:18:47 PM
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Just got it
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Alpha218
10/03/18 2:18:53 PM
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I just got one now
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SolidSonicEX
10/03/18 2:18:56 PM
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Sad_Face posted...
I heard it was 2:18, not 2:20.

Can't even do that right!
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spanky1
10/03/18 2:19:04 PM
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It's like an amber alert thing, not a text message you can block.
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glitteringfairy
10/03/18 2:19:25 PM
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Dang boys that was pretty sweet. What y'all thunk
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josefk
10/03/18 2:19:33 PM
#41:


Fuck this shit
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Space_Man
10/03/18 2:20:01 PM
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how do i block this?

i have amber alerts and weather alerts blocked.
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Kombucha
10/03/18 2:21:22 PM
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I popped my sim out to see if it would still come through, didn't get one. I'm pretty sure you can still dial 911 without a sim card installed so that's kind of surprising.
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BJ-blazkowics
10/03/18 2:21:38 PM
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Sad_Face posted...
I heard it was 2:18, not 2:20.


Me too. Fucking thing.

Also, it's pretty obvious it was going to be called "National Wireless Emergency Alert System" (even the notification description said so) and 45 asked to change its name to "Presidential Alert"

Also, lmao@pushing it on 2:18 to make sure it made people jump. The president is literally going on his day trying to find ways to troll his constituents
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YodaCrackers
10/03/18 2:22:04 PM
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People are so stupid they are protesting an emergency alert system. Wow.
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TheKentster
10/03/18 2:22:13 PM
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Yeah good luck blocking that thing bro ha ha ha
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wackyteen
10/03/18 2:22:15 PM
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Space_Man posted...
how do i block this?

i have amber alerts and weather alerts blocked.

You don't block it
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BJ-blazkowics
10/03/18 2:22:36 PM
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SolidSonicEX posted...
Sad_Face posted...
I heard it was 2:18, not 2:20.

Can't even do that right!


It's on purpose. He wanted to give people a jump scare, which he did
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slimfizzle2
10/03/18 2:22:55 PM
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Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list
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