3 comments

  • WarOnPrivacy 9 hours ago ago

         Delivery Method: WEA utilizes a one-to-many alert delivery service
         called SMS-Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB), rather than SMS Point-to-Point
         (SMS-PP). 
    
         SMS-Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB) is a method for sending short text messages
         simultaneously to multiple mobile phone users within a specific geographic
         area. It is a feature within the GSM (Global System for Mobile
         Communications) standard and is sometimes referred to as Cell Broadcast.
    
    ref: https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/144000_144099/144012/07...
    • rishikeshs 8 hours ago ago

      Is this a universal standard? How does it override my phone’s volume!

      • Jeremy1026 2 hours ago ago

        Typically there are laws dictating how emergency alerts have to be delivered, and your phone's OS will follow that. So "it" doesn't override your phone's volume. Your phone's OS will override it's volume when it receives the alert.