# Today's threat level: ORANGE! Now on your cell phone. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 10, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551 "2008-04-10T06:41:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/1 "2008-04-10T06:41:30Z")
:meh2::shithitfan: > **[Text Alerts to Cellphones in Emergency Are Approved](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/washington/10alert.html?ref=us)** > > Under the plan individuals could opt to receive messages alerting them of national threats, impending natural disasters like hurricanes and also messages concerning child abduction. National alerts could soon be delivered as text messages. Amber alerts, terrorist attacks, natural disasters. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/2 "2008-04-10T06:42:41Z")
Pfft 2010? Google has had roving advertisments for a while now. > 48 billion text messages are sent each month Hope they got the unlimited plan. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/3 "2008-04-10T06:46:48Z")
$0.10 a text could add up quickly… ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/4 "2008-04-10T06:52:28Z")
> [@articzap](#): > > $0.10 a text could add up quickly… Bah, its a federal program… so they’ll just cut next years economic stimulus rebate ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/5 "2008-04-10T06:53:34Z")
this would be pretty cool to have for the weather stuff or other emergencies. i personally dont watch the news or tv at all so catching an alert on my phone if i lived in a area prone to hurricanes and such it would be nice to have the alert. getting a text that says the threat level every day would annoy me. no matter what it is, im not gonna do anything different. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/6 "2008-04-10T06:55:55Z")
You live in buffalo… You need a text to tell you that its going to snow in the wintertime? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/7 "2008-04-10T06:57:14Z")
bah, dont give me terror alerts and useless crap like that in text message form…keep it to important stuff like drunk broads looking for some ass. is nothing sacred any more? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/8 "2008-04-10T07:59:24Z")
Can’t they just add this to [weather.com](http://weather.com)’s text alerts and save a bunch of money? “Today: Mostly sunny with a high near 55. Chance of rain 10%, chance of terror 5%. Tomorrow: Cloudy with rain likely. Chance of terror 10% Sunday: Cloudy with rain/snow mix. Terror increases to 15% due to religious activity on the holy day.” ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/9 "2008-04-10T12:01:16Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > bah, dont give me terror alerts and useless crap like that in text message form…keep it to important stuff like drunk broads looking for some ass. is nothing sacred any more? haha where can i subscribe to this? ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/todays-threat-level-orange-now-on-your-cell-phone/46551/10 "2008-04-10T12:08:47Z")
shit is jokes. I would more then likely turn text off on my phone.