Is text messaging the best way to receive alerts?
While text messaging is one way to receive CCC ALERT notifications, its effectiveness is inherently limited by your service provider capacity to deliver these messages. Calhoun encourages CCC ALERT subscribers to sign up multiple device methods and not to rely on text messaging alone to receive emergency notifications. If you have not used text messaging in the past, check with your service provider to see if it is available for your phone. You are responsible for any fees charged by your provider for text messaging.
While text messaging is one way to receive AlertVU notifications, its effectiveness is inherently limited by the capacity of cell phone service providers to deliver these messages. The university encourages AlertVU subscribers to sign up multiple device methods and to not rely on text messaging alone to receive emergency notifications. If you do choose text messaging but have not used it in the past, check with your cell phone service provider to be sure text messaging has been activated for your phone and to learn how to use it. You are responsible for any fees charged by your provider for text messaging.
