Hello Richard. I downloaded Big Ben from the link you pasted in another mail. Since putting it on my phone, the App has not worked yet. I opened it, turned Tick Tock off but did not switch the quarterly chimes on. So as yet, even though a couple of hours has passed, not a peep from Big Ben. So how is it supposed to work? Also, when Do not Disturb comes on at night, will it stop? How do you put a schedule on it as I see nothing like that.
Thank you very much Richard. Kawal. On Oct 20, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Ron Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Thanks, finally found it using the link but it wasn’t showing that one in the > Canadian app store even when I went through all 15 options > > Ron > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 1:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Big Ben link and developer > > Ron and others, > The direct link in the U.S. store is: > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 > > The developer's name is: > Ettore Software Ltd. > > The app is simply called "Big Ben" not Big Ben Pro or anything else. > > Description from the app store: > Description > During 2009, the UK Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of its world > famous > Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell. > The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell > but > the name was first given to the Great Bell. 1859 was the beginning for all > three > elements when the Clock Tower was completed, the Great Clock started on 31 > May and > the Great Bell’s chimes were heard for the first time on 11 July. > Have your iPhone (or iPod Touch) display the time of day in style. > Options include: > adding a digital clock display > showing a seconds hand > having it make a tick-tock sound > having it chime and toll on the hour > Pointless? Maybe. Decorative? Certainly. > NB Sounds will only play through earphones on 1st gen iPod Touch. > Thanks to all who left comments and suggestions for improvement. In > particular to > Dave, whose persistence finally motivated us to release this new version. > What's New in Version 2.0 > new high quality Big Ben art > day photo from 7am, night from 8pm > new high quality sounds > now chimes the Westminster Quarters, even when the app is not running (can be > turned > on/off in the options) > HTH, > Richard > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ron Pelletier > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Big Ben > > Hi, > > I still can’t find the right one. Can you give me the exact name in the > store? I find everything but. I find Big Ben alarm and I Big Ben and pro, I > find Big Ben clock but that’s not the right one either. > > Please help > > Ron > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Big Ben > > Thanks to you Richard, I have installed the correct one as there was another > but free. So, I will entertain myself now! > > Kawal. > > On Oct 20, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Tess > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:38 AM > To: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jesus Garcia > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Big Ben > > Do it as west minster chimes I believe it is the first item. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Tess > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 08:24 > To: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 3:06 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]/. > 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