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.
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.