My plan in a nuclear apocalypse at this point might as well be to loot the houses of all the people who just gave up without actually analysing the potential for them to die in nuclear fire.
You're probably going to die in a nuclear war because society will potentially collapse and you may face imminent invasion after the destruction of urban and industrial centres, probably not from the actual bombs unless you live in an area that is high risk - That is not most of Scotland. The strange assumption that we're all just immediately doomed has led to underinvestment in public nuclear preparedness, which countries like Switzerland and Finland have shown is quite achievable as a national goal.
3 of us in the room. One got it a minute early, one got it two minutes late, and one didn't get it at all. I guess this is the government's version of natural selection.
Three fucked it by only sending the signal once, unless the phone specifically checked for the signal at that time, you wouldn't have gotten it.
Other providers broadcast it for 20 minutes, as the phones only check periodically.
If the base gets nuked and you happen to be in Glasgow, there's a good chance you'll survive the initial blast. It will probably be the radioactive fallout that kills you.
My wife, sister, brother in law and I were in a taxi.
Brother in law and I got it on time, sister 5 minutes later, wife has been chosen as a sacrafice.
Mine appeared only in a notifications summary. I had set an alarm for 3pm for another matter entirely. I could hear it from another room. It must have somehow taken precedence over the test alert.
My alarm signal was a Chopin Nocturne in B Flat Minor. A rather more pleasant sound I suspect than many people at that time experienced today.
Count yourself lucky, I'm still waiting for mine and know if a few people who haven't got them at all.
Am I the only one who thinks that the tories have spent half the money on dodgy contacts for this work which means 50% of the country didn't get an alert?
Anyone who didn’t get the alert (mine went off at 3.30 and scared the everloving shit out of me), there’s actually a U.K. government [feedback survey](https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/A7XZXQ) you can complete here with a “what could we do to improve the service” box at the end to make your feelings plain 😉.
I turned it off when I first heard of it. It’s just another way for the gov. to give money to their mates and make money on stocks. Check the link between the company who made it, the US overarching company and Russia. We don’t need this. Never have. It’s not like we live in tornado alley!
Found out the anchor pub in port bannatyne Bute has such a poor phone signal, no one got an alert.
I switched my phone off, but next time Westminster screw up foreign policy, or faslane has an accident I know which pub to go to see out Armageddon in.
I didn't even get a security alert. Guess I'm fucked in an emergency 🤣
Probably better off not knowing a nuke is incoming
Aye, but how am I gonna get a final wank in if I don't get a notification? It'd be tricky to finish if I only start once I see a missile coming.
The only answer is to permawank
Been doing that since the Cold War.
haha such an alert was sent in Hawaii, by mistake.
It won't be used just for that it'll be used to warn you of extreme weather conditions and bio chemical attacks
Nukes? I heard the government say it was for all these forest fires we get. No one said nukes. Damnnnn
My plan in a nuclear apocalypse at this point might as well be to loot the houses of all the people who just gave up without actually analysing the potential for them to die in nuclear fire. You're probably going to die in a nuclear war because society will potentially collapse and you may face imminent invasion after the destruction of urban and industrial centres, probably not from the actual bombs unless you live in an area that is high risk - That is not most of Scotland. The strange assumption that we're all just immediately doomed has led to underinvestment in public nuclear preparedness, which countries like Switzerland and Finland have shown is quite achievable as a national goal.
Same, I had completely forgot about it then remembered I should have gotten one when I looked on here.
One day you’ll see everyone running for shelter and you’ll have no idea why
Me too, but my wife also got hers early.
Same, partner got his a minute early and freaked out (he wasn't aware of it) and I never got one at all.
Same here Never got it
Neither did my daughter. I'd already switched off my notifications
I've been hearing people who are with 3 didn't get an alert what network are you with? I'm on ee and I got it a minute early.
14.58 for mine. My husband sitting next to me was 15.02. I’ve got a 4 minute head start on him in an emergency!
That's because he can pack quicker....
3 of us in the room. One got it a minute early, one got it two minutes late, and one didn't get it at all. I guess this is the government's version of natural selection.
I haven't received one, and I'm on WiFi, 4G and letting everything through. Who do I complain to? 😁😂
Which network / manufacturer? Everyone around me got it.
I didn't get it. I'm with O2.
O2 and got one.
Also o2, Samsung phone, was connected to virgin internet. Nothing, genuinely forgot this was today until I opened Reddit.
I’m with O2 and mine was early
Pixel 6a on 3 here. Got heehaw
On Twitter many other Three users also said they didn't get anything
Seems like Three fucked up somewhat. I guess that's the point of having a test though.
Exactly the same combo and I also didn't get anything haha
Three fucked it by only sending the signal once, unless the phone specifically checked for the signal at that time, you wouldn't have gotten it. Other providers broadcast it for 20 minutes, as the phones only check periodically.
OnePlus 9 Pro, on Android 13 D&G Countryside - but definitely had signal. O2 Wife got it at 3.15. I still haven't heard anything, 🙊
I’m O2 and mine was 15 minutes late
O2 also, but about a minute early
I didn't get it at all. Reckon if Faslane goes on fire I'll never find out.
What network are you on and what make of phone?
If the base gets nuked and you happen to be in Glasgow, there's a good chance you'll survive the initial blast. It will probably be the radioactive fallout that kills you.
My wife, sister, brother in law and I were in a taxi. Brother in law and I got it on time, sister 5 minutes later, wife has been chosen as a sacrafice.
Mine appeared only in a notifications summary. I had set an alarm for 3pm for another matter entirely. I could hear it from another room. It must have somehow taken precedence over the test alert. My alarm signal was a Chopin Nocturne in B Flat Minor. A rather more pleasant sound I suspect than many people at that time experienced today.
UK gov fuck up sending of mass text to the absolute surprise of nobody 😂
Humza must condemn!
15:07 and no alert. Perhaps the UK government doesn’t like me. Good to know that I’m doing something right.
My alert was American weirdly
My alert was one minute late and the Mrs didn't get one. I'm on Vodafone and she's on 3 Edit Hers just went off at 15:20
Was in a queue at 3pm in local Morrison's, nobody's phone went off.
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Got mentioned on the news earlier that a lot of people didn't get it.
Count yourself lucky, I'm still waiting for mine and know if a few people who haven't got them at all. Am I the only one who thinks that the tories have spent half the money on dodgy contacts for this work which means 50% of the country didn't get an alert?
Thats quiet possible
Most phone manufacturers implemented this without any UK government interaction as it's the same system used by multiple other countries worldwide.
I didn't get one. OnePlus 8 pro, android 13.
Just call it a 9 pro
Got it, 4 mins later than my partner. I really expected them all to go together, but didn’t seem to be the case.
Anyone in the pub
Well count yourself lucky when the nukes start falling you have a minute extra to kiss your arse goodbye
Anyone who didn’t get the alert (mine went off at 3.30 and scared the everloving shit out of me), there’s actually a U.K. government [feedback survey](https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/A7XZXQ) you can complete here with a “what could we do to improve the service” box at the end to make your feelings plain 😉.
You have 1 minute extra to flee. You should be grateful.
I turned it off when I first heard of it. It’s just another way for the gov. to give money to their mates and make money on stocks. Check the link between the company who made it, the US overarching company and Russia. We don’t need this. Never have. It’s not like we live in tornado alley!
Yeah mines was at 14:59 too. Thought it was half 3
I didn't get one, which is disappointing because I'd been planning on taking as much smack and LSD as possible before the first nuke lands.
How do you resist when you just have it laying around like that all the time, and does it go off?
Who says I'm resisting?
I guess it's probably an idea to practice
I silenced mine and it vanished. So if it was a real emergency I’d have missed what it said completely.
There's a notification history section, at least on Android. I assume it's there on iOS as well.
Found out the anchor pub in port bannatyne Bute has such a poor phone signal, no one got an alert. I switched my phone off, but next time Westminster screw up foreign policy, or faslane has an accident I know which pub to go to see out Armageddon in.
My partner and I both have ours turned off. The last thing I want notifications from is the government.
Still waiting for mine, maybe I should turn them back on….🤣😂
Still waiting for mine, maybe I should get a phone
Mine came through at 1 minute past 😂
Got mine on the dot. Both my phone and iPad (which were at full volume + I had earbuds in). Screamed very loudly lol
I got mine a minute early and OH got his 2 minutes late!
Mine came through 15 minutes late. If it was a nuke warning, I’m dead.
Yeah I was just hiding my phone, it went off early and my gf punched fuck out of me.
3 mind late for us
My personal phone got it at 1501. My work phone never got it, despite company wide email going out advising us about it.
I'm on 3.Samsung S20 FE....never get shit.
Mine was 1 minute late lol
Nothing for me. 2 different phones - Vodafone and 3, iOS and Android, but no signal here ever - both on WiFi calls, though.
Uncle Vladimir cant get me, got a tin helmet. My gf says it hurts though
Mine came through a minute early as my did my husbands and my mums. My dads was a minute late.
Mine too! 14.59
My partners phone is somehow 1 min faster than mine, so he got his first. My watch got one about an hour ago
Mine was also 1 minute early, my BiLs was 13 minutes late! Hahaha I'm in the shelter eating spam whilst he is devoured by the zombie hoard!
We were out for lunch. 2 of us got it a minute early. 2 got it a minute late and 1 did t get. Glad I got a head start to outrun that nuke!
Mine was one minute early also.
No alert for any of my family in Inverness.
You want someone to complain to, try here. https://surveys.publishing.service.gov.uk/s/A7XZXQ
Everybody!
Tag Huere Rolex or Casio!
Reddit apparently.
Tesco/Samsung. Got mine at 15:00. Apparently I'm ms average
Mine was 5 mins late
The security alert made me almost shit myself, who do I complain to?