Obnoxious NWS Alert Texts

**flunkn** · 07-18-2012, 08:50 PM

I received multiple NWS Weather Text Alerts (WEA Alerts) today, accompanied by a "siren" notification sound that I could not adjust. The alerts were for "Flash Flood Warnings" in the area. Now, I am really glad I received these alerts because I probably would just drive into a raging torrent spilling across the road without them...

I had not signed up for any such "service."
Anyway, I did a bit of research and found that NWS has contracted with the carriers to "provide" this service (I am on Sprint.) I searched the FAQ's and, no surprise, needed to contact the carrier to disable. No surprise again, nobody at Sprint knew what I was talking about so I spent 55 minutes explaining my situation like a lunatic and educating them to Google "NWS Weather Alert Text." Finally, after the umpteenth hold, I found the solution I sought...the code to disable this obnoxious and intrusive feature.
To disable WEA Alerts (all except Presidential Alerts which cannot be disabled,) do the following for the Epic 4g Touch:

##2627#
Uncheck "Enable Emergency Alerts".
Problem solved.

**vidroid** · 07-18-2012, 08:56 PM

Thanks, I did not know these were because the NWS has contracted with the carriers. I got a couple of these a few days ago because we were having some rain and I thought it was because of a weather widget I installed. Now at least I know how to turn them off if they get too intrusive!

**Tsukiyomi** · 07-18-2012, 09:17 PM

Thanks for this, and I'm sure this is a stupid question but where do I input the code?

**Cobravision** · 07-18-2012, 09:24 PM

Open the phone app.

It didn't do anything when I input that code.

**Tsukiyomi** · 07-18-2012, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Cobravision

Open the phone app.

It didn't do anything when I input that code.

That's what I tried and it did nothing at all

**smurfette8202** · 07-18-2012, 10:32 PM

Omg i thought i was the only one getting these messages. Hey i know its off subject but i also get messages with a bunch of letters and numbers does anyone know wat that is all about and how to cut that off?

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**rrollar** · 07-20-2012, 11:44 PM

I got one of this here in Arizona, we have some crazy flash floods sometimes and I about a brick when it went off in my pocket, thought it was an air raid, soooo loud!

**Cobravision** · 07-21-2012, 07:14 AM

Open Messaging and in settings, you can disable the notifications. I didn't mind the texts as much as the blaring alert, but there doesn't seem to be a way to change the alert ring. So off it is.

**DEF3NDER** · 07-21-2012, 08:57 AM

Lol yeah. Scared the hell out of me one day. I'm gonna keep the alerts though. It will be nice to have a heads up if its 3am and a tornado has touched down in my city.

Or aliens....... :what:

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**rrollar** · 07-23-2012, 08:25 PM

I had 3 go off in a row from these recent Haboobs in AZ. It's nice to have them because these storms roll in so quick.

**w9awx** · 07-23-2012, 08:46 PM

You're close. The NWS did not contract the carriers, the carriers were required by the FCC to have this.

**dreamkeys** · 09-07-2012, 04:37 PM

So i did what you said....I opened my messenger , went to settings and removed check mark for Emergency Alerts....and I am still receiving these annoying text...they are driving me crazy every two minutes, I think I have gotten at least 15-20 text in the last 10 mins. Can someone please help.