cmcdar wrote:SCVJeff wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:Thats the one. It just sits in the background and works
I've found "Weather Radio" to be a good app for storm warnings, etc. It uses the phone's GPS to localize the warnings to your location, or you can choose from multiple saved locations. Many alert setting options, and it's available for both Android and iOS phones. The Android version is $4.99 and well worth it in my opinion.
Does this require your smartphone to be connected to wifi or 3/4g?YES. IF YOU HAVE INCOMING DATA, IT WILL WORK
I will be on the road for a few months. It would be nice to find a weather radio to automatically scan for reception rather than wait to be programmed.YOU CAN PROGRAM THEM TO ALERT ALL 'FIPS' CODES AND SIMPLY NOT PROGRAM YOUR LOCAL AREA. NOT A BAD IDEA WHEN MOVING AT 70MPH. IF YOU ARE IN RANGE OF AN NWS TRANSMITTER, THE RADIO WILL WAKE UP AND ALERT YOU TO WHATEVER WARNINGS IT'S CARRYING AT THE TIME
Ideally, an app that would send warnings (depending on my location) as I drive. ie Tornado Warnings.THERE ARE MANY THAT WILL DO THAT, STORM DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ITS ONE OF THEM (STILL PLAYING). WEATHER RADIO IS A FOLLOW-ME APP
Best of all worlds would be to have weather alerts over my GPS Radio. I know this is available in some units, just not mine.GPS DOESN'T HAVE A "RADIO", BUT SEVERAL IN-CAR GPS RECEIVERS HAVE SUBSCRIPTION WEATHER RADAR OVERLAYS FED VIA SATELLITE RADIO. I LET MINE LAPSE. THE IPHONE IS WAY BETTER AND FASTER. HAVEN'T SEEN ONE THAT DOES TORNADOES (BUT ALSO DON'T LIVE IN TORNADO COUNTRY.
Right now I would settle for a regular weather radio that will just scan to find a local station.PS _ I am right now replacing a Radio Shack (piece of crap) that has just decided not to work.SEE UP
Thanks,
Caryl
