The Tsunami Alarm System: High technology, reliable information, easy to use

How does the Tsunami Alarm System work?

The Tsunami Alarm System receives earthquake and tsunami warning information from a multiplicity of seismic measuring stations and tsunami warning stations from different countries all over the whole world. As a subscriber, you can be sure that your Tsunami Alarm System does not miss any warnings and that any tsunami warning will result an an alarm being sent to your mobile telephone as soon as possible.

When we send a tsunami alarm to our subscribers, it is particularly important that it does not go unnoticed. Therefore we send 3 SMS back-to-back. In this way, you become aware of the message on your display at any time of day or night and you will be able to ascertain when and where the Tsunami is expected. The Tsunami Alarm System reliably ensures that our subscribers and other people you may want to warn can apply life-saving measures several minutes before the arrival of a destructive tsunami.

Where does the Tsunami Alarm System work?

The Tsunami Alarm System works everywhere in the world covered by the GSM network assuming that your mobile telephone is logged into a GSM network in the country where you are staying. Even in the poorest developing countries and in remote areas, the GSM network is usually just as well-developed as in highly developed countries, such as Europe or the USA. When you travel in areas accessible to tourists, you should not encounter any problems with the reception of mobile phone signals. The following principle applies: Wherever you can use your mobile telephone for calls, your Tsunami Alarm System will also be able to receive tsunami warnings.

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What do I, as a user of the Tsunami Alarm System, have to do?

The main feature of the Tsunami Alarm System is its ease-of-use. After all, you do not want to become a victim of such a disaster because you have made a simple user error. Accordingly, we have developed the Tsunami Alarm System to be as simple as possible.
You do not have to install or activate anything on your mobile phone. After subscribing to the Tsunami Alarm System on this web site, the principle applies: Everywhere you can use your mobile telephone for calls, you will be able to receive tsunami warnings from Tsunami Alarm. It does not matter to which GSM network you are logged on to. You do not even have to think about this.
Many of our subscribers do not want to receive calls when travelling, since calls from abroad bring about high costs. If you are also one of those people, please switch your voicemail box (answering service) off before the journey, and simply let your telephone ring if there is a call. After all, you want to enjoy your trip - while still not having to be concerned about anything else.
As long as you do not accept calls abroad, you will not have to carry any telephone charges or roaming costs.

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How can I be sure that my Tsunami Alarm System always works properly?

When your phone is switched on and logged into a GSM-network, you can be sure that you will receive the alarm on your mobile phone in case of an emergency.
Many of our subscribers, nonetheless, wish for an occasional proof of the fact that the Tsunami Alarm System still functions properly - simply to feel completely safe. For this reason, we offer you the possibility to receive a test alarm on your mobile phone in intervals of about half year. You should select this service from the options on the web site if you have not done so already. This service is free for subscribers. Simply log on to the web site and change your customer profile accordingly.

Are false alarms possible and what happens in the case of false alarms?

In principle, false alarms by any warning systems means that people do not to take a genuine alarm seriously. This is particularly a problem with short pre-warning times and should be avoided as much as possible. Through a series of scientific research projects, our enterprise do the utmost to reduce false alarms. In these research projects we answer questions such as:

How can false alarms be avoided?
How can we ensure that our subscribers take an alarm really seriously, despite the rarity of Tsunami events, and apply the correct measures immediately?
How will the users of the Tsunami Alarm System be warned reliably and effectively of a Tsunami hazard, at any time?

Only in this way we can ensure that you, as a user of the alarm system, can react quickly to the impending danger.
Subscribers to the Tsunami Alarm System can assume that they do not receive false alarms. In case of an alarm for the region in which you are, you should therefore act quickly and apply the correct, life-saving measures.
If an alarm does not affect you, since you are outside of the specified danger zone, if you know of any relatives, friends or acquaintances who could be affected, inform them immediately.

How do I subscribe to the Tsunami Alarm System?

You can easily subscribe to the Tsunami Alarm System on this web site. As a subscriber, we will send you any necessary alarm messages to your mobile phone immediately for a whole year. After that, you do not need to concern yourself with your subscription any more, it will be renewed automatically every year. Should you not be satisfied with the service, you may cancel your subscription to the Tsunami Alarm System at any time.