That Civil Defense tests typhoons – commonly known as the flight alert – every other Wednesday in January and June is a familiar thing to many, but in the test held this Wednesday, it came close to the vast majority of between us.
This is the first comprehensive test of an emergency alert on a mobile phone.
When the test starts, all phones updated with 4G and 5G vibrate. Additionally, a loud siren-like sound will sound for about 10 seconds and a text will appear on the screen explaining that this is a test.
That’s why you didn’t receive a notification
However, not everyone received this notification on their mobile phone.
– There could be several reasons for this, but it could be because you don’t have the necessary updates on your phone. This is most likely based on the experiences we’ve had in previous tests. But I can’t answer the precise reason why not everyone got the now-standing warning, says press officer Henriette Magnussen of the Directorate of Community Safety and Civil Protection (DSB) at DinSide.
– We would like as many people as possible to share their feedback with us via a form on nødvarsel.no, she adds.
DSB will discuss the test results and collect data in a meeting that will last until 2:30 p.m.
Warning
The insurance company Si issued a warning in advance.
– This mobile network notification test is great to perform, but it may surprise many drivers behind the wheel. The intrusive, siren-like sound is very loud. For almost everyone, he is a complete stranger. Here, many people will be repelled, said communications manager Sigmund Clementz at If in a press release.
– Hang on to the steering wheel! I actually think some people will be scared off by the loud sound inside the compartment, and won’t understand that it’s coming from the cellphone, he continued.
Magnussen at DSB also made a clear appeal for those behind the wheel when the exercise began.
– Then we have a crystal clear call. Stop first, then read the notification without putting yourself or others at risk, she told DinSide on Tuesday.
