one more reason i have a Trac-Phone...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.
Because the other “Emergency Alert” system works so well? Was it even used during 911?
More wasteful spending from Der Dufus.
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.”
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.
one more reason i have a Trac-Phone...Just had another idea; 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.
It must not be effective yet, the Kardashian/Kanye baby was born and I wasn’t notified.....
Sprint has the same feature on my Android phone. It is under text messaging-settings.
You can deselect weather and natural disaster emergency alerts but you cannot deselect presidential alerts.
So far he hasn’t txt me. Except the one about lining up at the railroad car./s
They'll start with the ATT roll out, then likely move to other carriers...after the program proves to be *a success*.
Is there any wireless phone that doesn't comply with this forced crap?
Does the NSA have information that would ‘help’ AT&T? Or information that would hurt them? LOL We are soooooo screwed.
I think I’ll join either the Amish or the Luddites.
You'll see a dialog box saying "your carrier settings have been updated".
So, this I understand and do not find ominous, although the prospect of way overused Amber Alerts going off in my pants pocket multiple times a day because of child custody domestic disputes is not at all appealing. Poor life skills on your part do not constitute an emergency on my part. Yes, that's a chilly attitude but it's so out of hand that I've just become jaded, I guess.
Now, this Presidential thing, that's disturbing if true and accurately depicted. A literal Obamafoam, no choice in the matter. I don't have one, don't want one, wouldn't want one for "free.". I'll be da**ed if I'm paying for one that does that, though. There is utterly no reason for it, none at all.
Say what you will about Steve Jobs but this crap didn't happen under his watch. Apple was the antithesis of Big Brother, by design. He was openly hostile to any scheme to put a yoke on the masses, he sought to make that impossible.
1984 wasn't like 1984, thanks to Apple. But, 2013 will be. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You're sorely missed.