Spec me an alarm clock

Salty22 · 12 Jun 2018 at 16:02

Currently using this old Sony Alarm clock, the green led screen is so dark now I can barely see it and the buttons are starting to break.

The main reason I’ve stuck with it is for changing the alarm time it’s got a little toggle thing you can go forwards and backwards with the alarm time and not just forwards.
My shifts are mostly 2am starts but sometimes earlier or later, and Sunday shifts are always 4am starts so I move my alarm round a lot so this is very convienient for changing the alarm time.

The other only requirement is a loud as hell alarm, I’m a very heavy sleeper.
Sounds daft but ive never managed to find another alarm with a thing to quickly change alarm times like this one, any suggestions?

Mr.E. · 12 Jun 2018 at 16:19

Mobile phone ?

Salty22 · 12 Jun 2018 at 16:30

Mr.E. said:
Mobile phone ?

I use it too, im a heavy sleeper so I have my phone go off next to the bed at 1:00am and the main alarm go off the other side of the room at 1:01am to make me actually get out of bed while I’m mostly asleep

Pho · 12 Jun 2018 at 16:55

Sonic Bomb

You can't set alarm patterns like you want but it is super loud. They also have a vibrating pad you stick under your pillow which is rather aggressive

Maybe just buy one for each pattern you have?

Salty22 · 12 Jun 2018 at 17:14

Haha that would defo wake me up, its more the annoying having to change alarm times bit im bothered about tho lol

rexehuk · 12 Jun 2018 at 23:13

Pho said:
Sonic Bomb

You can't set alarm patterns like you want but it is super loud. They also have a vibrating pad you stick under your pillow which is rather aggressive

Maybe just buy one for each pattern you have?

Lol I used this at uni and stick the puck down the back of the radiator... My god it certainly woke me up and the rest of the house.

Jimbo Mahoney · 15 Jun 2018 at 14:55

I don't know how loud it is because I prefer to set it to "birdsong", but this is the best alarm clock I've owned:

Philips Wake-up Light HF3505

I think you can set it to radio and probably set the volume high?

Talasour · 15 Jun 2018 at 15:06

Mr.E. said:
Mobile phone ?

Salty22 said:
I use it too, im a heavy sleeper so I have my phone go off next to the bed at 1:00am and the main alarm go off the other side of the room at 1:01am to make me actually get out of bed while I’m mostly asleep

Mobile phone plugged into a hefty set of speakers?

joey1211 · 15 Jun 2018 at 15:15

rexehuk said:
Lol I used this at uni and stick the puck down the back of the radiator... My god it certainly woke me up and the rest of the house.

None of your house mates battered you to death with it?

Salty22 · 17 Jun 2018 at 19:19

Jimbo Mahoney said:
I don't know how loud it is because I prefer to set it to "birdsong", but this is the best alarm clock I've owned:

Philips Wake-up Light HF3505

I think you can set it to radio and probably set the volume high?

I use the Phillips hue bulbs around my side of the bed as well as my alarm already mate so not worth shelling out more for the same features

Salty22 · 17 Jun 2018 at 19:20

Talasour said:
Mobile phone plugged into a hefty set of speakers?

Wife/kids/neighbours would kill me

Schizo · 17 Jun 2018 at 19:26

Amazon echo with a blue tooth speaker.

Salty22 · 18 Jun 2018 at 02:06

Its more a nice big led screen and being able to move the alarm around easier I’m after

nicknack35 · 18 Jun 2018 at 22:48

Schizo said:
Amazon echo with a blue tooth speaker.

This or set your own alarm in the Alarm settings in the Alexa App i use the ECHO and have mine set to Jeremy Clarkson i hate his voice so i know that wakes me up in Hurry to Shut the alarm off lolol