[EAS] Is Sprint sending CMAS/WEA?

[Skinner, Jim]

CAP Brain Trust:

Sprint claims they have CMAS/WEA active nation-wide anywhere there is
voice service (3G not required).  It only works on a few models of
phones so far.  I called a Sprint store in Omaha Nebraska, they know
nothing about it.  

Does anybody know if CMAS is truly being transmitted everywhere on
Sprint?  I find 6 phones from the list below which claim to be sold here
in Omaha by Sprint.  

With the announcement today that NWS is sending CMAS through IPAWS, it
should be working, right?  Surely a high level NWS alert is being issued
somewhere right now in an area served by Sprint.  I wonder if phones are
responding?  Will people be surprised by this unadvertised service?  Is
the WEA in the phone turned on by default?

My understanding is that Verizon, AT&T and the rest are slowly working
on it.  However, Sprint claims they can already pass the high priority
CAP/CMAS messages everywhere in the USA. 

Inquiring minds want to know......

  -- 
Jim Skinner CPBE CBNT
Nebraska SECC Chair

P.S.
What Sprint phones are WEA capable?

Sanyo Inuendo, 
Sanyo Vero, 
Sanyo Milano, 
HTC EVO 3D, 
Samsung Galaxy SII 4G Touch, 
LG Marque, 
Kyocera DuraMax, 
Kyocera Duracore, 
Kyocera Brio, 
Samsung Trender, 
HTC EVO Design 4G, 
Samsung Transform Ultra.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/2811-102
-1-2310/Wireless%20Emergency%20Alert%20FAQ.pdf
 

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Gary Timm

As of 2PM EDT today, NWS is now sending alerts to all CMAS-enabled
mobile devices in areas affected by a major weather event.  Details in
my AWARE post:
http://www.awareforum.org/2012/06/nws-now-sending-cmas-alerts/
 
Gary Timm
Wisconsin SECC

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