Emergency Alerts; Email - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts
from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS).
Emergency Alerts are geographically-targeted, and alert
customers of imminent threats to their safety within their
area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert.
There are four types of Emergency Alerts:
•
Presidential
•
Extreme
•
Severe
•
AMBER Alerts (missing person alert)
Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts and
AMBER Alerts. Presidential Alerts can not be disabled. To
disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and Severe) and
AMBER Alerts, follow these instructions:
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Touch Menu; then touch Settings
Alerts.
3. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing).
To disable alerts, touch an alert to remove the
checkmark.
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Email

Setting Up Email Accounts
Messaging.
Emergency
Send and receive email using popular email services.
You can configure Email for most accounts in just a few
steps.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. The first time you set up an email account, select your
email provider.
– or –
For subsequent accounts, touch
. Select your email provider.
3. Follow the prompts to set up your email account.
Note: For more information on setting up your email, visit the
Smartphone Resource Center at:
https://smartphones.verizonwireless.com
Apps Email.
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