The author even points this out within the book, when a character comments to the lead character (Bobby) that he *isnt* like the other characters in these kinds of books. But Things Not Seen goes in a different direction and I have to say that I found it quite refreshing. We now live in a world of social media where information is disseminated so fast we don't need this.There are a few books out there that touch upon this subject invisibility and what it might do to a person including some very famous ones (think Cormiers Fade or H. when will we need such an alert? Last time was 1945 and the war had been raging for years. Meanwhile, Andrew Sreneh wrote: "What is this complete and utter nonsense. Paul Clements wrote: "In an emergency, those who receive the warning may safely run round in circles in a panic and those who don't receive it should concentrate on not being knocked over by those who did as they run about panicking." Seems government have botched yet something else!" I personally had disabled it on my phone, so either everyone around me had done the same or none of them received it. It seems like a pointless system if it only works when a phone is connected to 4G only."Ĭarole Waters wrote: "I was walking in busy beauty spot at 3, I did not here one alarm go off. I turned off wifi and then received it at 3:20. Many Telegraph readers have criticised the Government after the emergency alert system test failed to sound on some mobile phones this afternoon.Īndrew McDonald wrote: "I didn't receive it at 3pm because my phone was connected to wifi.
Oliver Dowden, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, said no action was needed today, but in the future it might be the "sound that could save your life". Once established, the system is intended to be used in life-threatening situations including flooding and wildfires.
The system is designed to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby. The Cabinet Office has said it would review the outcome of the test, acknowledging that the alert did not reach some phones. The company later said that it was "working closely with the Government to understand why and ensure it doesn't happen when the system is in use". Many individuals on the Three mobile network also reported that they had not received the alert. Tom Prentki in Bournemouth said: "Nothing happened here at Bournemouth. Many people across the country reported that they had not received an alert at 3pm, when a loud blast lasting for 10 seconds was expected to sound. The test of the new national emergency alert system failed to sound on some phones this afternoon and other alerts arrived late.
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