A text message system which could be used to alert the public to an emergency will be tested in Glasgow on Thursday, 3 October, as part of a UK government trial of new technology.
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emergency text test
by pingu » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:47 am
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Re: emergency text test
by The Egg Man » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:54 am
SMS as emergency danger warning to deaf and hard of hearing people was tried a few years ago and found wanting.
Sometimes the SMS system couldn't cope with the volume.
Sometimes the SMS texts took up to an hour to arrive (which might have been a symptom of the above).
Sometimes the SMS system couldn't cope with the volume.
Sometimes the SMS texts took up to an hour to arrive (which might have been a symptom of the above).
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Re: emergency text test
by pingu » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:00 pm
ye i wondered about the delay you get sometimes.
the US has been using this system for a couple of years now and "seem" to have ironed out the problems so maybe with todays updated techno the volume might not be an issue
the US has been using this system for a couple of years now and "seem" to have ironed out the problems so maybe with todays updated techno the volume might not be an issue
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