Hello Richard. Some one posted a link on this list which I can't find now and at the time of last night, I went to it via the Mac and there it was not knowing it was something else. I've bought it now so I will have a professional one to laugh at!
Thanks again. Kawal. On Oct 20, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to your comment about YouTube, the developer is going to put up his > own sample on YouTube. > Since you brought up the whole YouTube thing, could you send me the YouTube > link? > > I did not hear before I bought, I trusted the description of the app. I have > heard back from the developer and, as I expected, the true big ben app is a > professional recording of Big Ben. So, whatever that YouTube was, it was not > the app by ettore Software. > > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 > > Richard > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 12:06 AM > To: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Kawal Gucukoglu >> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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 <[email protected]> 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/[email protected]/. >>> 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/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/[email protected]/. >> 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/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/[email protected]/. >> 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/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/[email protected]/. > 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/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/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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