http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
Welcome to the Fascist States of America.]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/archives_faketerror.html]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/The Republicans had all the tools of government in their control before the 2006 elections. If what you obviously fear had come to pass, they'd still be in control. As you know, Democrats took control of the House and Senate in that year. And to think that after Bush's re-election in 2004 there was talk that the Republicans would reign forevermore. Ha!

It seems that America always rights itself eventually. Don't freak out too much when things look bad. But don't let down your guard either. If you lay off the slander and revolutionary talk of "arm yourselves...people", we'll be cool.]]>Apr 10th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Nov 4th 2008 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
]]>Apr 11th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/..which is the whole point.

...and amber alerts are by far more productive than the lottery.]]>Apr 10th 2008 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
Maybe when I'm old and/or retired I wouldn't mind being woken at 3 AM by an Amber alert. Until then, there will be plenty of people who won't mind, or are too lazy to configure which alerts they receive (if this is possible).

My concern really boils down to how this will be implemented. Will there be a web interface to set preferences? Will it be run by the FCC, or by individual TelCo's? Will you have to send a text message to opt-in or out? I really like the idea of being able to get emergency alerts, I'm just afraid it will be an all-or-nothing system.]]>Apr 10th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
http://digg.com/tech_news/FCC_gives_national_SMS_alert_system_stamp_of_approval]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
"Pink!e pW0nT!!"]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/"Bush: All your base are belong to us."

or..

"Resistance is futile, America."

or..

"There is a bomb here. RUN!"]]>Apr 10th 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
"NATIONAL ALERT: Hurricane heading to your city. Brought to you by HeadOn, Apply Directly To the Forehead"

Sigh.]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
They can all call into their customer service lines. ]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
Hey... another tax we get to pay for!! WOO HOOOO!!!]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
Its called infrastructure enhancements dumbass. Let me guess. Republican...we don't need no stinking infrastructure....right?]]>Apr 10th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/

loser... go spam elsewhere...]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
The current warning system we have where I live (cable and dish broadcasts interrupted if a chemical leak) either don't show up until well after the fact, don't show up at all, or are simple tests (like the Emergency Broadcast System).

The guvamint needs to spend more time governing and less time wasting taxpayer resources with dippy ideas like this.

/rant off]]>Apr 10th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
B"Should we warn anyone?"
C"Nah. Let's encourage airports to lower their security, instead."
B"We could also warn people when there is no threat."
C"That's so stupid, it just might work."]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/Apr 10th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/And yes there are still some of us who don't want or need a 5,000 text message plan for $4.99.....]]>Apr 10th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
get a life

This is a great idea as long as its free and they dont use it to advertise... if its going to save lives then its a no brainer]]>Mar 29th 2011 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/fcc-gives-national-sms-alert-system-stamp-of-approval/
Has no-one here heard of cell broadcast. This has been discussed by the FCC for at least 8 years that I know of.

It can be turned on on a users handset using OTA. A user
can easily turn it off.

And no you don't pay for incomming cell broadcasts
any more that you pay for listening to FM radio.


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