How to use the online alarm clock
Waking at 1:58 pm means the school collection is now your first job: get upright, check where you need to be and gather what you will take. Setting the alarm for this exact time gives you a clear break from sleep before 2:00 pm arrives, rather than relying on a vague plan to wake around midday.
A reminder for collecting your child needs to be audible above whatever is happening in the room. Set the alarm volume high enough to cut through a television, extractor fan or conversation, then use the preview if one is available to judge the sound from where you are resting. Keep the alarm running and the phone awake until it rings; otherwise the school pick-up reminder may not sound at all. Avoid leaving the phone under bedding, where even a strong signal can become muffled.
With the afternoon collection still ahead, decide at 1:58 pm whether this alarm ends your sleep or merely interrupts it. If you intend to rest again, set a separate later alarm before lying back down and allow time to become fully alert, get dressed and leave. Placing water and your keys beside the phone can make the transition from sleep to the school run less muddled.
Common questions
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 1:58 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
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