They are pretty loud and pretty annoying. From what I know, you have to be in the geographic area of an alert for them to sound. For instance if an alert was given for Edgewood, and you were in Baltimore, you wouldn't get the alert.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:24 AM, "Neal Ewers" <neal.ew...@ravenswood.org> wrote: > > Well, we had the weather sirens go off last night in a very big storm, and > my emergency tones were never heard. I guess I'll have to do some research > on what exactly triggers them. They are on, so I thought they should have > sounded, but they did not. I'll see what I can find. > > Neal > > Neal > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Jeffrey Shockley > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 11:45 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: What does the emergency services tone for the government alert > sound like? > > Hi, > The phone will also vibrate as well when an emergency alert comes in. So, it > will vibrate as well as play that tone. It is definitely loud for sure and > will definitely get your attention. > Hope this helps, > Jeffrey >> On Jun 17, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It sounds a lot like the emergency broadcast system tests you hear on the > radio from time to time - very loud and will definitely get your attention. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Jerry Mader <managem...@maderradio.net> > wrote: >> >>> Hello. I have a question. Seeing as we are in tornado season now, what > tonedo I need to be listening for, that will let me know when there is a > tornado warning or when there is a government issued alert. I'm told it > sounds a little bit different and I'm just curious to know what it sounds > like? Does anybody know? Thank you. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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