AT&T today announced that subscribers who have either the iPhone 5 or 4S will begin receiving a software update which will enable their phones to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts.
With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) enabled, users will receive text alerts whenever an alert goes into effect. Note, though, that these alerts do not constitute text messages and therefore will not count against a user's data plan.
There are three different types of WEA alerts a user might receive to his/her mobile device.
AMBER Alert - An AMBER alert is sent when a child has been abdu
