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NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« on: July 17, 2013, 03:55:31 AM »
So my phone just rang like crazy. Apparently a 7mo kid was 'kidnapped' by his non custodial mother.

I find it annoying. I left my phone on for a potential emergency and this wouldve woken me up. What business does the government have waking everyone for this?
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2013, 04:15:22 AM »
I got the same message!!

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2013, 04:31:11 AM »
Why is the city of NY focusing more on this child then on so many other children who are missing?

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2013, 04:37:49 AM »
So my phone just rang like crazy. Apparently a 7mo kid was 'kidnapped' by his non custodial mother.

I find it annoying. I left my phone on for a potential emergency and this wouldve woken me up. What business does the government have waking everyone for this?


This child left with his mother in middle of the day it didn’t even happen in middle of the night. Which makes the question why ring the phone in middle of the night? Even by Laibi Klatzki the Shomrim members waited for their mass phone call till 6 am.

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2013, 04:38:50 AM »
So my phone just rang like crazy. Apparently a 7mo kid was 'kidnapped' by his non custodial mother.

I find it annoying. I left my phone on for a potential emergency and this wouldve woken me up. What business does the government have waking everyone for this?

You can turn off amber alerts. 
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2013, 04:43:26 AM »
You can turn off amber alerts. 
We would assume that Amber Alerts are for important urgent alerts…

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 04:53:44 AM »
Isn't a kidnapped child important?
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 05:03:23 AM »
Isn't a kidnapped child important?
+1 minutes could of saved Leiby Kletsky, maybe the mother in this story is dangerous etc

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 08:00:50 AM »
We would assume that Amber Alerts are for important urgent alerts…
Amber alerts are for missing children only. That's why it's called "Amber"
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 08:14:55 AM »
My Q10 has this fire alarm sound, which was really scary this night. Now all alerts are turned OFF.

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2013, 08:24:44 AM »
Amber alerts are for missing children only. That's why it's called "Amber"
Isn't that what they send out before storms as well?
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2013, 08:30:22 AM »
My Q10 has this fire alarm sound, which was really scary this night. Now all alerts are turned OFF.

I got on a flight once and about 20 iPhones went off with an alert all at the same time.  So loud.
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2013, 08:31:06 AM »
Isn't that what they send out before storms as well?

My phone sends out emergency alerts as well for weather.
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2013, 08:32:08 AM »
Isn't that what they send out before storms as well?
My phone sends out emergency alerts as well for weather.
It's not an Amber Alert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMBER_Alert
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2013, 08:34:13 AM »
It's not an Amber Alert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMBER_Alert

That's what I'm saying. I get emergency alerts as well as Amber alerts. 
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2013, 08:41:16 AM »
How do I disable alerts on samsung s3? I can't seem to figure it out.

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2013, 08:44:05 AM »
OK thanks guys I shut them both off.
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2013, 10:57:50 AM »
How do I disable alerts on samsung s3? I can't seem to figure it out.
On the GNex it's settings>More>Emergency Alerts.
Once there there are options to get alerts for Extreme threats, severe threats, and amber alerts.
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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2013, 01:31:44 PM »
On the GNex it's settings>More>Emergency Alerts.
Once there there are options to get alerts for Extreme threats, severe threats, and amber alerts.

Thanks. On the s3 it is just under the settings for the stock messaging.

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Re: NYC Amber Alert for Missing Child
« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2013, 01:43:35 PM »
Thanks. On the s3 it is just under the settings for the stock messaging.

Thanks, I couldn't find it, I'm curious though if only New Yorkers got this amber today?