Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEA ... The alerts are automatically sent to WEA-capable phones. To turn these alerts on or off on your iPhone: Go to the "Settings" app, then "Notifications." ...
According to police, the child used an old cell phone that, while unable to perform regular functions like taking photos or accessing data networks, could still connect to emergency services.
Unlike Verizon, Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile now allow users with the said phones to send emergency messages over satellite. If you are their customer and are in a network dead zone ...
Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile now offer emergency satellite messaging services for select Android smartphones.