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Is there an SMS warning service for deaf people in Denmark?

Warnings you can read.

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Short answer

Yes. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can sign up for a special SMS service, and you do it through Digital Post. Everyone who is signed up gets SMS warnings about all alerts in the whole country, not only those near the incident. When you get an SMS warning, judge whether the incident is near you, tell the people around you and look for information on DR or TV 2. Other phone users get warnings through S!RENEN without signing up.

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Why

  1. Warnings arrive as text you can read.
  2. The SMS covers alerts in the whole country.
  3. Sign-up runs through Digital Post.

Details

The warning channels are tested once a year, on the first Wednesday in May at 12.00, and a test warning is also sent through S!RENEN.

Tip

Because the SMS covers the whole country, always check where the incident is before you act.

What may differ

A phone that meets the S!RENEN requirements also gets location-based warnings, so the two services can work side by side.

Common misconception

The SMS service only warns you about incidents close to where you are.

What actually happens

Everyone signed up gets warnings about all alerts in the whole country.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Prices and terms of mobile plans are set by each operator, so check them with your own operator.

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