Mainly curious on that point because i'd consider going that way against a church down the road if they'd jangle their bells more than once or twice a week.
That way you can either count the "rings" for every hour or just count how many it was since you heard the jingle.
I actually do the latter after 12 for "faux" Pomodoro.
That said, the aforementioned church tends to break out in minute-long sessions of jangling, and isn't even particularly interesting since they only have 2 or 3 identical bells.
But it's still religious bullshit behind those call to prayers, and that is worth remembering before allowing it to rock your neighbourhood every morning.
Muslims should download an app that streams the morning prayer privately into their homes rather than blasting the streets. If that app doesn't exist, then quick, someone make it and sell it for a dollar.
Personally I'd prefer to hear local musicians, or kids choirs, or just something that isn't religious bullshit. It's 2015, we're about to head to Mars, we don't need this religious bullshit.
You overestimate the depth and breadth of the spread of always-connected devices.
> Church bells are not interesting or even musical.
Not true! A few kilometers in town we have this church:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aegidienkirche+...
It has a very nice set of bells that play various songs throughout the year: http://marktkirche-hannover.de/wp-content/uploads/MK_Aegi_Gl...
It is not very loud though, so i cannot hear it from my apartment.