I had a friend back in the day who just loved listening to his police scanner. Tashanna let me know about this new public beta of BBScanner which lets you listen to police and fire scanners on your BlackBerry. The app is free during the beta but I am not sure if it will remain that way. It looks like the app is using free feeds from RadioReference provided by volunteers so not all areas are covered.
The idea is pretty cool and I can imagine some ambulance chasing lawyers listening on their BlackBerrys… The audio is streamed through the BlackBerry Music Player so I think the app is just an easy to use catalog of available streams.
Check it out at www.bbscanner.com or download it OTA at ota.bbscanner.com
automan69 ( View Profile) - Posts: 548
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 11:26 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
I can see this app beening very interesting if they would add Airport control towers.
Ja5on Not Registered
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 12:14 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
I was able to download the app but it would not run any ideas ?
jalahandro ( View Profile) - Posts: 1
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 12:11 PM EST
I just installed it. My buddy used to have a scanner, we’d listen to, but I could never justify picking one up. I forgot how much fun it is to listen in!
David H Not Registered
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 12:36 PM EST
I have been listening to the feeds via radiorefrence.com for quite some time now. I wanted a better way to listen on my phone but the only way at the time was to use last.fm. Now I have a great app!!
Rahul Not Registered
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM EST
Great app and I hope it remains free however it is a battery killer. My battery on the Storm went from a 80% to a 65% in just about 4-5 minutes.
At the same time, the app is very useful and the voice is very clear. LOL – some woman decided to do a hit and run so I got to hear the whole thing and I must say that I could easily make out every word they said… which proves how clear the reception is.
joseph Not Registered
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 4:49 PM EST
i download it but when i try to use it there’s msg disply which is : faild to retrieve directory , check apn settings . see http://www.berryscanner.com/apn for help , please i need help
automan69 ( View Profile) - Posts: 548
Posted: July 8, 2009 at 5:25 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
If the app can’t download the directory when you start it you may need to enter “APN” settings for your carrier.To enter these settings, go to Options, then select Advanced Options, and then select TCP/IP. On the TCP/IP APN settings screen, if there is a “APN Settings Enabled” checkbox, make sure it is checked.
Brandon Not Registered
Posted: July 9, 2009 at 3:43 PM EST
i was wondering since it uses so many bytes you know the thing at the bottom that says 18446320 bytes recieved will that cause my carrier to charge me if i go over 5mb or usage ? hmm because verizon loves to charge people for things
daniell Not Registered
Posted: September 27, 2009 at 12:35 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8100
Thisiscool