Hi: I do not have battery issues with iMap. I have an iPhone 4 from AT&T. My alerts also sound when my regular weather radio sounds. Check your settings. On Jul 6, 2012, at 5:23 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
> That is why I am glad I got it when it was free and also one of the reasons I > stopped using it. Not to mention it seemed to be chewing up the battery > sitting out in the background. ALthough maybe it has gotten better. > There will be a time when cell carriers will be sending you free text > messages about weather alerts. Of course this is assuming the FCC and others > come together. :) And for our non-U.S. members the FCC is the Federal > Communications COmmission which is responsible for all things telecom. > > On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Sean Paul wrote: > >> Thanks very much for confirming this for & with me Scott as far as IMAP >> Weather Radio is concerned. I've posted about the extreme delay of IMAP >> several times. We've had severe weather in our area all afternoon & evening >> long today. Not 1 peep out of IMAP Weather Radio. Good thing I'm setting @ >> the computer & have my NWS Chat logged in... >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <scottn3...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 19:34 >> Subject: Re: Weather alerts on your phone >> >> >> Anything delivered over the network may be subject to a delay. I used Imap >> radio in the past and it also was subject to delays as well. In fact I >> happen to have the radio on and received over-the-air notifications more >> quickly than from Imap radio. This is not a negative to the value the app >> has, but simply pointing out that text or otherwise may be subject to delays >> as well. >> >> On Jul 5, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >>> I'd use something like iMap weather radio. Don't rely on texts. They could >>> be delayed. >>> On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> Does anyone know if you can get weather alerts as text messages from >>>> verizon? If so, where do I send the text message. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Stacey and GEB dog Chesley >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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.
