Thursday, September 30, 2010

Docomo users get first quake warning via their mobile phones

japanese mobile phone earthquake warning

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Fukushima set off alarm bells in Tokyo yesterday. But this time the warning sounds came from the mobile phones of Docomo users.  

Area Mail

According to Asiajin, it was the first test in Tokyo of the leading mobile phone operator's early warning system.

Apparently Twitter was then inundated with tens of thousands of comments by local people recognizing the new alarm, or being baffled by the new sound their mobiles were making.

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