How to turn off CTA wireless alerts -- and other helpful hints
A visitor from Canada asked in a comment today how to turn off CTA wireless alerts.
Here's how (and click here for a more detailed earlier post on this subject):
Send this text message to 48802 (the group number), or simply reply to a message from group:
.OFF
Note the period in front of the word "off".
Well, since you brought it up... :) I had disabled my messages with .OFF while I was out of town. I turned them on again this morning at around 6:30am but haven't received anything yet (other than the standard "you've turned messsages on"). Do you have any idea what could be wrong?
Thanks!
Posted by: Vana | September 25, 2006 at 10:27 PM
Actually, you don't need the . before off or on
Posted by: brad | September 26, 2006 at 06:43 AM
Vana, I would suggest going to the upoc web site to check your "message delivery" status. It should say "on":
http://www.upoc.com/group.jsp?group=ctaalerts
And Brad, I could be wrong but I believe you do indeed need the "dot" before the off and on messages. I've seen plenty of errant "off" messages sent to the entire group.
Posted by: Kevin | September 26, 2006 at 08:19 AM
Thanks Kevin.
My message delivery was on, but somehow I wasn't a member of cta_alerts any longer. I just joined again :)
Posted by: Vana | September 26, 2006 at 06:09 PM
is there a way to only get alerts on certain lines or bus routes?
Posted by: Yanet | April 18, 2007 at 07:46 PM
Yanet: Sorry, we do not offer alerts for specific alerts for certain lines or bus routes. We see the CTA as a system that works together, and feel that a delay in one area will no doubt have an impact on other areas.
Posted by: Kevin | April 18, 2007 at 07:53 PM