If you travel into a threat area after an alert is first sent, your WEA-capable device will receive the message when you enter the area. Does my cell phone have all WEA capabilities? WEA 2. Device settings may determine whether English or Spanish alerts are displayed.
WEA 3. WEA 1. In cases where WEA 3. For more information about your wireless device and WEA, please visit the website of the device manufacturer or your wireless provider. Is this the same service public safety agencies have asked the public to register for? No, but they are complementary. Local agencies may have asked you to sign up to receive telephone calls, text messages, or emails.
Those messages often include specific details about a critical event. WEA are very short messages designed to get your attention in an emergency situation. They may not give all the details you receive from other notification services. Will I be charged for receiving WEA messages? This service is offered for free by wireless carriers. WEA messages will not count towards texting limits on your wireless plan.
Does WEA know where I am? Is it tracking me? WEA uses radio technology to broadcast the alert from cell towers to mobile devices in the area of the threat. Will a WEA message interrupt my phone conversations? Some carriers may offer WEA over all or parts of their service areas or over all or only some of their wireless devices.
Other carriers may not offer WEA at all. Consumers should check with their wireless carriers to determine the extent to which they are offering WEA. Consumers cannot block emergency alerts issued by the President. In order to receive a WEA message, your handset must be WEA-capable, switched on, and in the vicinity of and receiving service from a cell tower of a wireless carrier that participates in WEA.
Some participating carriers may offer WEA on some, but not all, of their mobile devices. Consumers should check with their wireless carriers to find out if their cell phone is WEA-capable.
WEA geographic precision is continuously improving. When the WEA program launched, participating wireless providers were generally required to send the alerts to a geographic area no larger than the county or counties affected by the emergency.
Next, beginning in , participating wireless providers were required to transmit alerts to a geographic area that best approximated the area affected by the emergency, even if it was smaller than a county. This "enhanced geotargeting" relies on new smartphone technology and will be increasingly available as consumers upgrade their devices. CTIA, a U. WEA-compatible phones that do not support enhanced geotargeting will still receive alerts based on the geographic area requirements.
No, the FCC does not send alerts. WEA alert originators include other federal agencies such as the National Weather Service and state and local government authorities. For questions about how WEA works on specific devices, check with your wireless provider.
You aren't in an area targeted to get an emergency alert. Your phone was turned off or was in use when the alert was sent. Learn how to update it. Wireless Emergency Alerts 1. Wireless Emergency Alerts 2.
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