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What is Alert Gaithersburg?
Alert Gaithersburg is a software application used
to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates
to your cell phone, pager, BlackBerry, PDA and/or e-mail
account. In the event of an emergency, such as a natural
disaster or terrorist incident, you will be sent important
alerts and updates to your cell phone, mobile device or
e-mail(s). All you have to do is sign
up for an Alert Gaithersburg account.
Click to register now!
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What is an Alert Gaithersburg Account
Each person may sign up for an Alert Gaithersburg account.
You can add multiple devices (cell phones, pagers,
PDAs) to an Alert Gaithersburg account. Alerts can
be sent to all devices listed in your Alert Gaithersburg
account.
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How does Alert Gaithersburg work?
In an emergency situation an alert will be sent by the City
of Gaithersburg and/or Montgomery County Homeland Security Department, you will receive several
text messages on your cell phone or mobile device.
Additional instructions may follow throughout the
emergency situation so keep your phone near you. Even
if the cell phones are busy, the messages should still
come through to your phone.
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Will my cell phone work?
Alert Gaithersburg uses the text messaging (SMS
network) feature of your cell phone to deliver alerts.
The alerts come across like a page on a pager. ALL
cell phone carriers, and paging companies, offer text
messaging. Nearly all phones purchased within the past
few years are text messaging capable. If you are unsure,
contact your carrier to ask about your phone and text
messaging.
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What is text messaging and
how do I sign up for it?
Text messages are short messages sent to your phone,
similar to receiving a page. Each message contains
between 100 and 160 characters, or about 10 words,
depending upon your carrier. An example of a text message
is the notification you receive on your phone when
you have new voicemail.
Many carriers activate the service automatically.
You should check with your carrier to make sure your
text messaging is active.
Links to learn how to read text messages on your phone include:
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How many devices/e-mail addresses
can I add to my account?
You may have two devices and two e-mail addresses for
your Alert Gaithersburg account.
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If I sign up on two alert networks (e.g. the
County's and Gaithersburg) will I get two messages?
Yes. Each alert network sends messages to the registered users
and does not distinguish between people who are registered on
multiple systems
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Alert Gaithersburg is a patent-pending product of 