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Smartcar · 06-01-2019, 03:23 PM

I get that it's important to put out amber alerts when a child's life is in danger but I don't see how waking thousands of soundly sleeping people (who have been asleep prior to 1:30am and therefore couldn't have seen anything to report) is that productive.

There has to be a better way. I set my phone on DND at night so if the alarm company is calling I get the call (the alarm co is in my favourites so it still rings). I freaked out when the amber alert came on at 5am. I guess if it had been the alarm co the result would have been the same, at least I didn't have to get up and jump in the car.

I think turning off cellular data at night will work, it's on the same screen as DND. Of course then I won't get notification of incoming nuclear strikes either.

06-01-2019, 03:23 PM	#304
Smartcar Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2012 Exp:	I get that it's important to put out amber alerts when a child's life is in danger but I don't see how waking thousands of soundly sleeping people (who have been asleep prior to 1:30am and therefore couldn't have seen anything to report) is that productive. There has to be a better way. I set my phone on DND at night so if the alarm company is calling I get the call (the alarm co is in my favourites so it still rings). I freaked out when the amber alert came on at 5am. I guess if it had been the alarm co the result would have been the same, at least I didn't have to get up and jump in the car. I think turning off cellular data at night will work, it's on the same screen as DND. Of course then I won't get notification of incoming nuclear strikes either.