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krby71
PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 2:03 PM 
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A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.

It’s called the Personal Localized Alert Network or PLAN. Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with special chips and software.
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Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s largest cell phone carriers, are already on board. Consumers would be able to opt out of all but those presidential messages.
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For now, the alerts are capable on certain high-end cell phones but starting next year, all cell phones will be required to have the chip that receives alerts.

By the end of the year, the new system will be in place in New York City and Washington and in cities around the country by the end of 2012.


Really? Call me whatever you will but I don't see this as a good thing
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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 2:22 PM 
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Just what about this makes it better than having the carriers send texts?
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From what I understand about it, the "emergency" or "presidential" messages will have a higher priority than any other message. On the surface it sounds ok, but the unintended consequences can be far reaching here. First, you are requiring cell phone manufacturers to add a chip on their product for it to be sold in the US. There is added cost there that is passed on to the consumer. How much will this cost going forward? How much will it cost to maintain? Will this override existing communications taking place on the phone? If it requires a special chip, it must be a different type of message than a standard text.

I chalk this up in the same boat as the "required back-up cameras on cars after 20XX"
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Odd thing to be putting out there, as the cell phone network has had this as a feature for at least a decade. It's put out by the base stations. It has nothing to do with the mobile device at all.

So it begs the question: what exactly is this redundant chip doing? And what team of buffoons comes up with this stuff?
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When the WTC went down a number of people (in NY/NJ) were left w/out cell phones anyway. Depending on the size and nature of the emergency, people may not even be able to receive the msgs. Of course the emergency may be obvious enough for them to know about it anyway.

Or am I missing something?
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1) It's a waste of money.
2) Like Tulu hints at... will the network congestion this causes prevent more important communications from happening?
3) It's a fucking waste of money.
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Odd when Jox and I have the same thoughts...
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- It is a fucking waste of money.
- Carriers already have this ability no need to add stuff into the phones.

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This will be useful in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
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The need for the extra chip is really conspicuous here -- because there isn't a need for an extra chip. You would need an extra chip for things that were illegal to do to phones before 2001, and are only practical at 4G bandwidth, like active GPS.

For example.
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