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Emergency Alerts
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted Wireless Emergency Alerts.
Alerts alert customers of imminent threats to their
safety within their area. There is no charge for
receiving an Emergency Alert.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
•
Presidential
•
Imminent (Severe or Extreme)
•
Amber Alerts (missing person alert)
Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts
and Amber Alerts.
Note: Presidential Alerts can not be disabled.
To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and
Severe) and Amber Alerts, follow these instructions:
1. From the Home screen, press Menu >
Messaging.
2. Press Settings > Emergency alerts for the
following options:
•
Receive alerts: All alerts are enabled by default
(checkmark showing).
To disable alerts, highlight an alert and press
Unmark, then press Done.
•
Alert reminder: Set alerts to repeat Once,
Every 2 minutes, Every 15 minutes, or
Off(norepeats).
•
Alert vibrate: Press On to have the phone
vibrate when new messages arrive. Press Off to
disable this feature.
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