Telefoonbezitters complain that they EN-Alert-notifications to be late or even not received. Monday was a test message from the emergency system sent out, but that does not seem entirely to have gone: completed. n someone got to him even after 32 minutes.
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Monday did the government a testboodschap go through the system, but that seems not entirely to have gone. Nevertheless, there are also many people who are on time received a message; also, there are people who understand multiple NL-Alert messages have been received. The system is intended as a complement to the well-known sirens and should be used for emergencies.
According to spokesman Edmond Messchaert of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, there are various reasons that messages are delayed. “It may be that a phone not running, or in an area with bad or low range was,” says Messchaert. On the Tweakers-editors got a HTC One the message is inside, while a BlackBerry Z30 which is on the same desk was an NL-Alert message devoid remained. The spokesperson states that providers emergency messages long-term continue to broadcast, precisely to ensure that messages arrive.
It was the first time that iPhones the test reports on could receive. Apple has the support built into iOS 7, the update for iOS that was recently released. Apple warns, however, that the battery life may shorten, causing many users it may not be will enable. The iPhone 4 and earlier are not suitable for the service. Also many owners of the Nexus 5 are complaining that they have no messages.
EN Alert in the past years already several times employed in, for example, burn in which there is danger that the release of hazardous substances. The alarm system works with a separate frequency, so the message will also be broadcast can be like the rest of the mobile network is down, if a hard shoulder on the motorway from the mobile network.
The message is sent to all mobile phones in a certain area, but the government can not determine who the message has been received. The system is since last year in use.
A bottleneck is that users of many models of phones own the phone to set the mobile alarm to receive. Recently, EN Alert tested with Wireless Emergency Alerts, a technique that in the United States already is used to allow mobile users to warn, for example, an approaching tornado. For this way of alarming the user has nothing to set up; all phones support that standard, even iPhones. That is necessary because earlier this year showed that a small minority of the mobile phones receives the message, though that number is probably due to several factors is much higher.
NL-Alert?
Did you receive the test of NL-Alert?
Yes, at me it went well
28,8%
No, but I’ve also not set
21,7%
No. I had my phone set up, but I got him not
21.3% of
My phone is not suitable
14,5%
Yes, but I got him later
13,7%
Number of votes: 12.243. Participation closed on 25-11-2013 12:12. Voting is no longer possible.