Although the loud alarm was planned to activate at 3pm on all devices using 4G and 5G networks in the UK, some phone users, including a number of those on the Three network - one of the largest in the UK – complained that they had not received the alert.
The alert sounded for 10 seconds and displayed a message notifying phone users that no action was needed in response to the test. The message read: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby.
“In a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe. Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information. This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”
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