Police scanners can be an extremely important tool for some, while for others they can be a simple means of entertainment. No matter what you intend to use them for, they usually cost quite a bit of money, but if you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you can grab one for only $.99.
People are interested in happenings all around them, and they are also interested in the truly absurd, which may be part of the reason why developer EdgeRift’s new iPhone application, Emergency Radio, has made it all the way to the number two position on the App Store’s paid applications list.
The application allows you to drop in on over 900 different police, fire, and emergency services frequencies via the iPhone’s WiFi, EDGE, and 3G connections. Emergency Radio uses some of the iPhone’s more unique features, including Core Location, so you can quickly locate nearby frequencies. You can also locate other cities and counties by name if you want to find out what’s happening outside of your area. Emergency Radio offers customizable favorites list, and a list of scanner codes to aid in listening.
EdgeRift has just updated the application to version 1.1, which simply improves upon the current database. They are always working on adding new frequencies to the application, and if you don’t see your area on the list you can contact them via email to make them aware of your location. The application description lists some of the more popular frequencies, but if you are interested to see if you area is included, EdgeRift has an enormous list to search through at their product website.
Emergency Radio is available at the App Store for the introductory price of $.99. EdgeRift also has a Lite version of the application available for free, but it only includes five total frequencies.
Good review, however after trying this application I still prefer ooTunes Radio. With ooTunes ($3.99 in the App Store) I have all of the same scanner streams, plus I have the ability to listen to streams from LiveATC.net, Shoutcast, Icecast and more all from a single application. Plus the customer service is far superior with ooTunes Radio. If a stream is not listed in their directory it is usually added within 24 hours. I have sent in several requests to the creators of Emergency Radio and have yet to receive a reply after 3 weeks.
I added Emergency Radio App and none of the frequencies I chose worked. Is this a scam? Are others having same problems?
It’s definitely not a scam, but if you want to contact their support team head to: http://www.edgerift.com/support/
This application is so cool! My hometown is on here, I listen to it hoping they’ll respond to a call from someone I know.