Some bugs still need to be worked out on the wireless Alert Ready system.
Although many British Columbians received the alerts, many others did not when it was tested Thursday, the provincial government said in a bulletin this morning.
"Test results reveal that some compatible phones that were on LTE networks did not receive the alert. Alert Ready wireless testing undertaken this week in other provinces and territories showed similar results."
With the aim of launching the system for real next month, officials from participating provinces and Pelmorex, the company that manages the Alert Ready system, will discuss technical issues and how best to address them, the provincial government said.
Once up, it will amount to an expansion for the system now in place for television and radio.
