[Scan-DC] Mobile Phone Scanning Apps?

[Andrew Clegg]

Scanner911 does allow you to listen to the scanner in the background  
while you do other things EXCEPT use the Web browser.

On May 26, 2010, at 9:56, William Nicholson <wfnicholson at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I use an iPhone and have Emergency Radio, Police Radio and  
> Scanner911 apps.
> I almost exclusively use Emergency Radio. The channels I need are  
> almost
> always active. The other apps are more hit and miss about that. The  
> big
> issue with the iPhone is that you can only do one thing when  
> listening to
> these apps: listen. There is no multi-tasking, such as checking your  
> email,
> calendars, etc., while you monitor the radio traffic. The new OS 4.0
> software out in a couple of months is supposed to resolve this for the
> iPhone. Otherwise, I have to say that I don't use my handheld  
> scanner as
> much these days. The iPhone is more convenient. I focus on Fairfax  
> County
> VA. The channel gives me both fire and police, which is great. And,  
> when I
> get bored, I can listen to the cops in Las Vegas, fire and rescue in
> Brisbane, Australia, the California Highway Patrol, etc. Bill
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:50 AM, David Cohen <cohenner at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> I use BB Scanner on my BB Phone. It uses the Radio Reference  
>> backbone as
>> its
>> transmission method. I LOVE IT! It allows you to select what you  
>> want to
>> listen to based on where you are, or you can select an area. It  
>> allows you
>> to bookmark favorites. And you can set up custom scanners if RR  
>> doesn't
>> carry it. It doesn't use all that much battery power, either.
>>
>> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Anthony Russell <russellswim at yahoo.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have never used a phone for scanning, but I was wondering if  
>>> anyone in
>>> the group is using one?
>>> What are your likes and dislikes about using a phone?
>>> Are certain phones or Apps better than others for scanning?
>>> Any info is greatly appreciated.
>>> Grant
>>>
>>>
>>>
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