Sonoma County to TEST alert & warning systems on September 10 & 12

[City of Sebastopol]

Be Prepared.

On Monday, September 10, and Wednesday, September 12, Sonoma County will TEST alert & warning systems. More information is below.


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[MikeH]

I thought it was funny that when I signed up on SoCoAlerts and entered my number I was not asked whether it was a landline or cell phone. That seems to be something they would want to know. Would they try to send a text to a landline; in which case it would not go through? Do they have some way of knowing the type of line based on the number you entered? I doubt it.

[Barry]

... Do they have some way of knowing the type of line based on the number you entered? I doubt it.

There are several services that can determine if a phone number is a land line or mobile. I am not familiar with with them, but they say it is available.

More info here:

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How to Tell If a Number Is a Cell Phone or a Landline (https://www.lifewire.com/landline-or-mobile-phone-number-4158058)

[Barry]

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[MikeH]

You can logon to your SoCoAlert account, if you have one, and generate a "test call."

I had my concerns, so I logged on to see if my correct information was there. Then initiated a test call. First it "failed." On the second try it worked, so I feel better about it now.

Try # 1 -

Phones


Launch Test Call FAILED TO INITIATE CALL
Phone Number : 707546xxxx
TDD/TTY device - Tone delivery, for hearing impaired: No


Try # 2 -

Phones


Launch Test Call CALL HAS BEEN INITIATED
Phone Number : 707546xxxx
TDD/TTY device - Tone delivery, for hearing impaired: No

[Barry]

You can logon to your SoCoAlert account, if you have one, and generate a "test call."
Can you post a link to log on to an existing account? I could only find a link to create an account (https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BF7053564662).

[MikeH]

On the top right corner of the "create account" page you posted is : <label for="linkCneLogin" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(48, 86, 183); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Already have an account? </label>Login

Have to click on the "Login" on that Create Account page.