From: fatkinson@mishmash.com   
      
   >In article , Garrett Wollman wrote:   
   >>In article ,   
   >>Fred Atkinson  wrote:   
      
   >>The problem is that if our Internet goes down, we won't get those alerts.   
      
   > You're not getting those alerts over "your Internet".   
      
   > "CMAS messages, although displayed similarly to SMS text messages,   
   > are always free and are routed through a separate service which will   
   > give them priority over voice and regular text messages in congested   
   > areas."   
      
   You are splitting hairs here in a semantics issue.   
      
   Suppose the cellular infrastructure is down due to an attack on our   
   nation.   
      
   Think you are gojng to get those alerts then?   
      
   Whereas with AM or FM you have a far better chance of getting that   
   information.   
      
   -Fred   
      
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