maximus otter
Recovering policeman
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…the top level cannot be disabled by the individual user. This level will indeed turn on the phone if it is off and/or awaken it from aeroplane or silent modes.
As things stand at the moment all originators of alert messages in the UK, including local authorities/councils, will have access to the 'Government' priority level.
- And as your parish, town, district and county councils, plus the national government, may well have their fingers on this Red Button, and because the notion of “an emergency” has a big subjective component, expect lots of alerts…
“A gas main has been punctured…”
“A road has been flooded…”
“A man had been mugged…”
“A tree has fallen on **** Road…”

maximus otter