https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:39:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-582386 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:45:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 582386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: DH said he got one of those too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580927 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:44:09 +0000 singingbee 580927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have them in arkansas. We get alerts like that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580926 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:42:17 +0000 chopsuey 580926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've seen amber alerts on digital billboards along the freeway, but haven't gotten a cell alert. I did get a tornado watch warning on my phone a couple weeks ago though.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580912 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:31:32 +0000 Smurfette 580912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just started getting on my phone too. I was curious how it started too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580850 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:50:45 +0000 Bao 580850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We get them but only on billboards or the news, never on our phones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580844 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:45:07 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 580844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am familiar with Amber alerts especially on highway signs, but I didn't know they sent the alerts to cell phones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580841 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:43:50 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 580841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We get AMBER alerts here often as well. I haven't seen one on my phone yet, but I think that's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580837 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:42:46 +0000 BoogieBea 580837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's great that they do that now. I've only heard of amber alerts from watching those crime investigation shows. Glad they found the boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580833 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:41:58 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 580833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one of these too not so long ago, but it didn't have any useful info at all. I had to google the alert, and finally found out it was issued on literally the other side of the state. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580832 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:39:18 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 580832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is amazing and so sooooo great!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580831 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:38:53 +0000 Mrs. Pen 580831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here is what DH sent me: </p> [attach=1597/13/mijiwt.338x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580822 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:35:13 +0000 tysonja 580822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: agreed! it would be great if canada started doing this, too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580816 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:33:08 +0000 Mrs. Pen 580816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: @tysonja: oh don't get me wrong - I wasn't annoyed!! just curious how it happened.</p> <p>Just talked to DH he said it's a new government thing where they send out AMBER alerts as of Jan. 30 if it's in your area.<br /> @Shutterbug: yes I have an iPhone and yup, it was just like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580797 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:24:09 +0000 MrsBrewer 580797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How great that they send them via text! I wouldn't think it's annoying at all, how amazing that they can spread the word so quickly no days. Hopefully this will save many lives! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580790 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:22:44 +0000 Shutterbug 580790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting... do you have an iphone? I got a blizzard warning alert on my iphone a couple weeks ago and it didn't come from my weather app or anything, just from the phone. I wonder if this is similar?</p> <p>ETA: I found this: <a href="http://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/safety/index.cfm/AID/12082" rel="nofollow">http://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/safety/index.cfm/AID/12082</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580784 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:21:44 +0000 tysonja 580784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>strange!! but kind of great, too? not sure!! </p> <p>oh man, i would have a heart attack if that ever happened to my baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580778 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:20:37 +0000 Mrs. Pen 580778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: the weird thing is it wasn't a text... it was an alert, like if I put something in my calendar or set an alarm. And my phone went off like it was ringing.. .weird right?? And if I'm on some type of "list" for it - why would this be my first one?</p> <p>And yes! so happy they found him - he was only an 8 mos old baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580771 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:18:44 +0000 tysonja 580771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unfortunatly we see them in the city from time to time :(</p> <p>i've seen them on tv news, internet news sites, buses, radio, and newspaper, but i've never heard of getting a text!</p> <p>glad they were able to find the child so quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580769 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:17:46 +0000 Dandelion 580769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe it's something with your cell phone company? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amber-alerts#post-580766 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:16:57 +0000 Mrs. Pen 580766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ever heard of these?</p> <p>I hadn't until my phone started going off a couple hours ago and said "AMBER Alert" and a license plate number. Then my facebook was blown up with the same alert... found out its an alert system for missing children. And in less than three hours they found the missing baby and his abductor.</p> <p>What I'm curious about is why/how did it get sent to my phone? I don't mind I guess but I never signed up for alerts. Are they automatically sent to all cells now? </p>