Hi, Ok since I see that it is actually a professional recording I have decided to try it. I have been wanting an actual clock with chimes for a while now.
A couple of questions about the app though. I assume that you have to have it launched in order for it to chime? I also am wondering if it works while backgrounded. I ask because after I installed and launch I was expecting it to chime on the hour while it was backgrounded and it didn't. Am waiting to see what happens on the half hour. I will admit that after not chiming the hour I turned on the 15 minute chime and it went off at the quarter hour as expected. Keith On Oct 20, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, No No. > Westminster chimes is a different app than Big Ben. > Westminster Chimes is an electronic imitation of the Big Ben chimes. > The Big Ben app, and it is just called Big Ben, is a professional recording > of Big Ben itself. > I just heard back from the developer to confirm he did a professional > recording and the YouTube sample is not of his app, but thanks to Cawal's > comment about a YouTube sample, the creator of the app is going to put up his > own sample. > Here is the link to the true Big Ben app: > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 > It is by Ettore Software. > Here is the description again from their web site: > > Here is a description from their web site: > « Big Ben > Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in style > with > a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad. Britannia > rules. > A throwback to a more innocent time. > Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on his > hands > created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh platform. > It simulated > a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey. Those being > simpler > days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging > marvel and > it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention of > penicillin. > The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily titled > Big Ben > . Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more colourful > incarnation > - updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical > device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30. > Big Ben > for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks right in > your > pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on the hour, > on the > half hour and on the quarter hour. > That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be > pleased to > learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a digital > display and > / or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they neglected to > include > when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of parliament > for the > past 150 years. > G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit of fun > and > it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv. > App Details > Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p > Version 2.0 > Size: 11.5MB > Updated: 22nd April 2011 > Richard > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Tess > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Big Ben > > Ok, because I saw that, then I also saw big been pro that was another clock, > and then I saw big been didigital clock. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Jesus Garcia > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:34 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Big Ben > > Do it as west minster chimes I believe it is the first item. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Tess > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 08:24 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Big Ben > > Hey, > I just tried to do a search for big been, and it came up with loads of > options for big been. > What option is the actual clock that is being discussed? > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 3:06 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Big Ben > > How can I hear what it sounds like before buying it if I can see the one you > are speaking about? > > Kawal. > > On Oct 20, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > We must be talking about two different apps. > I've been there as well and this sounds to me like the real thing. > > Certainly way more real than the Westminster Chimes app, which sounds > electronic. > > Richard > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Big Ben > > I listened to the demonstration of the App on You tube and was rather > disappointed with the sounds as I know what Big Ben sounds like as I've stood > in Parliament Square often enough to know how it really sounds. If it > sounded like the real thing, I might have considered it. > > Kawal. > On 19 Oct 2012, at 17:43, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have to put in another plug for Big Ben. I am rather picky about sound > quality, and this is the best for real Westminster chimes from Big Ben itself. > > Here is a description from their web site: > « Big Ben > Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in style > with > a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad. Britannia > rules. > A throwback to a more innocent time. > Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on his > hands > created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh platform. > It simulated > a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey. Those being > simpler > days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging > marvel and > it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention of > penicillin. > The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily titled > Big Ben > . Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more colourful > incarnation > - updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical > device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30. > Big Ben > for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks right in > your > pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on the hour, > on the > half hour and on the quarter hour. > That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be > pleased to > learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a digital > display and > / or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they neglected to > include > when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of parliament > for the > past 150 years. > G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit of fun > and > it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv. > App Details > Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p > Version 2.0 > Size: 11.5MB > Updated: 22nd April 2011 > You cannot set it to not chime at certain periods, but if you go into the > notification center, you can turn off sounds so it goes quiet. > > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 > > Richard > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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