Anyone uses pagers ?

[rsutoratosu]

Anyone here still uses pagers ?

Seems 10/month is the basic rate

Any good recommendation ?

 

[xeemzor]

What is your use case? I can't really imagine why anyone would want a pager over a cell phones in 2015.

 

[poofyhairguy]

What is your use case? I can't really imagine why anyone would want a pager over a cell phones in 2015.

I have a doctor friend who is on-call for the ER. He says they still use pagers because its the most reliable system.

 

[rsutoratosu]

it be awesome, like going back to the 80s.

After repeating asking for some sort of reimbursement for the past 3 year on cell phone bills. ie people calling my personal phone for support, they say no reimbursements. So ill get the cheapest option. 10 buck pager and I will call back or email when I get to a desk.

Work emails avgs 2-3gb a month.. and i'm not the only one that is doing this... pretty much half the guys already switch to flip phone, but that's still 30 a month minimum.

Ill do one way communication for cheaper

 

[vi edit]

I was in the same situation, take a look at Republic Wireless. The $10 plan will get you unlimited incoming calls and texts.

 

[WelshBloke]

I have a doctor friend who is on-call for the ER. He says they still use pagers because its the most reliable system.

Yeah, we use a lot of pagers (and IP-DECT phones) in the hospital that I work at.

 

[Kwatt]

it be awesome, like going back to the 80s.

After repeating asking for some sort of reimbursement for the past 3 year on cell phone bills. ie people calling my personal phone for support, they say no reimbursements. So ill get the cheapest option. 10 buck pager and I will call back or email when I get to a desk.

Work emails avgs 2-3gb a month.. and i'm not the only one that is doing this... pretty much half the guys already switch to flip phone, but that's still 30 a month minimum.

Ill do one way communication for cheaper

Please report back on the plan you go with.

I would like a pager with one communication also.

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[Naer]

Pagers?

 

[Eug]

What is your use case? I can't really imagine why anyone would want a pager over a cell phones in 2015.

Pagers are still the most reliable, and the batteries last months. You can get pages in the deep depths of many buildings where cell service is non-existent.

The one-way messaging is in some ways a benefit, because the recipient has tighter control of when and how s/he answers.

Another option is page-to-text as a substitute for a pager, but that gives you some of the disadvantages of cell phones, which are lower reliability and crappy battery life.

 

[rsutoratosu]

no no, i have 15 gigs data plan on my iphone 6/6+/etc, but i they're not going to reimburse me for using my minutes or data, i'm not going to use it for work.

I rather be watching movies on the train during my commute or sleep instead of working and not get paid for it, I dont need republic wireless, I looked into, they're okay, tried freedom pop also but still, dont want to answer phones..

the main purpose is to have some where they can call you but hey, ur sol, i can't call you back from a pager. I wanna get those 911 pager text, like the 80s

it seems pager operations are regional. They have like a 70 mile limit or something.

http://pagersdirect.net/

 

[Scarpozzi]

it be awesome, like going back to the 80s.

After repeating asking for some sort of reimbursement for the past 3 year on cell phone bills. ie people calling my personal phone for support, they say no reimbursements. So ill get the cheapest option. 10 buck pager and I will call back or email when I get to a desk.

Work emails avgs 2-3gb a month.. and i'm not the only one that is doing this... pretty much half the guys already switch to flip phone, but that's still 30 a month minimum.

Ill do one way communication for cheaper

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Try creating a google voice number and only use it for relaying SMS messages to an Email account (that you monitor on your existing iPhone) That gives you the right to turn off the number when you want.

 

[pete6032]

Pagers are great. The one I have right now fits perfectly into the side pocket of my cargo shorts, so when I sit down to watch an episode of Friends, I don't have to worry about anyone not being able to get into touch with me.

 

[rsutoratosu]

I am using google voice.. I have all the work number report as spam so it says your number has been disconnected. Personal phone is staying personal. pager for all work crap.. this is gonna be fun

 

[BoberFett]

We still have a network emergency pager because as others have pointed out the service is better and the battery lasts forever.

 

[Printer Bandit]

if someone calls you on a pager, aren't you just going to return the call on your cell phone?

then why not just text to your cell?

 

[rsutoratosu]

if someone calls you on a pager, aren't you just going to return the call on your cell phone?

then why not just text to your cell?

Thats the whole point, i'm not going to return the call till i get to a land line. ie if im on the train, ill have to wait till i get off it.. anyway its disturbing to be talking on the train with a bunch of people around

 

[Printer Bandit]

with these going extinct, makes it even harder

 

[rh71]

I'm not sure why you'd want yet another device if you already have a cellphone. I'd rather take a work cellphone and have that be my full-time cellphone.

 

[vi edit]

I'm not sure why you'd want yet another device if you already have a cellphone. I'd rather take a work cellphone and have that be my full-time cellphone.

I think his point is that they aren't reimbursing him for use of his device, so fuck 'em. He'll work the system by giving them a pager number and getting back to them at a time that's convenient.

 

[rsutoratosu]

I think his point is that they aren't reimbursing him for use of his device, so fuck 'em. He'll work the system by giving them a pager number and getting back to them at a time that's convenient.

Correct.. no work phone.. no reimbursement and I'm pretty much the last guy holding out.. because so far, everyone that has a flip says I dont get email on my phone, I wont see it till I get home. So the call continues to the next guy that see's the email.

 

[vi edit]

So you know what's going to happen here right? Eventually your employer is going to have some email go unread that flips out a big wig or high ranking customer and you all are going to be assigned company phones that you are expected to answer at any time the day.

Careful what you wish for.

 

[GrumpyMan]

I know of a couple of restaurants that use them to tell you that your table is ready when there are long waits.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I know a heart surgeon who uses a pager and his cell!! They will page him and then he will call them back....works great he says!! If he cannot get through he immediately heads for the Hospital!!

 

[Ichinisan]

What year is it? WHAT YEAR IS IT?!

 

[John Connor]

.sregap edoced I

If you're a police scanner junkie like me you can subscribe to a paging network to get incident reports.