Hi Jennie: I wrote a review of the app, and that was my major complaint that the alarm tone was to soft.
On May 1, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Jenny Wood wrote: > For what it's worth, my own iMapweather radio has successfully alerted me of > each thunderstorm watch and warning that has occurred within the past > twenty-four hours. In fact, we are under one now. It also alerted me to a > severe thunderstorm warning issued yesterday evening while we were watching a > movie in a different part of the county. While the watch/warning box didn't > even affect my home location, it detected my current location and issued the > alert as appropriate. I had wondered if that would really worked as > advertised, and sure enough, it did. My only complaint about the alerts at > this point would be the inability to specify a more obnoxious alert tone. > While the app did a great job of sending alerts in the middle of the night, I > was sleeping too hard to have heard them. In some ways, it would be nice to > have it alert me in the same way the iPhone's timer does, making racket until > I turn it off. That would be sure to get my attention better. :-) In any > case, more customization of the alerts would make this app really wonderful. > Having said that, it does allow for very detailed customization of the type > of alerts I wish to receive, which I have not seen in any other weather app > as of yet. > > -- > > Jenny Wood > Phone: (972) 989-3894 > Email: [email protected] > Facebook/Twitter/Skype: kc5gni > > > > > On May 1, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Frank Ventura wrote: > >> Thanks, I think that is the one I was looking for. >> Frank >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Schneider >> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:49 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices >> >> Hi Frank. I think the one you are referring to is called Imap Weather >> Radio. The direct App Store link is: >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imapweather-radio/id413511993?mt=8 >> I have this app. It costs 10 dollars. While it does do some helpful >> things, in my opinion, it is not worth that much money unless they add more >> features in the future, which they certainly might. The other day, when we >> had tons of warnings and such, I did not hear one alert, and yes, I did have >> alerts turned on. Others have had better luck though, so maybe it is just >> something I am doing wrong. >> >> On May 1, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Frank Ventura wrote: >> >> >> Can anyone give a direct link to this app is the app store? >> Frank >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Find me on: >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/deblewis53 >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/deblewis53 >> WWW: http://therideradio.net >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
