Keith, It only chimes if you have it set to the quarter hours. The developer has heard the requests to have the ability to just have it chime on the hour and plans to add that feature, but he said that may take a few weeks. It will certainly chime in the background and while the device is locked if you have the sounds set to on in the Notification center. It does not have to be in the foreground to work. If you set the do not disturb to a schedule to not interrupt at night, it will stop chiming according to that schedule. For $0.99, I think it is a fine app, and the developer has been very responsive to questions and suggestions. Richard
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Watson Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Big Ben 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 <[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]/. 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