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Q: Does anyone still use pagers
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Are pagers wireless?

Pagers are a form of wireless communication


Where can I go online to research the cost of pagers for my business?

Go to google.com and search for pagers. In the search you might want to search more specific like 'pagers for business setting' or 'sale on numerous pagers for business purposes'.


I would like to buy simple pagers for a physician's practice, are these still available?

Pagers are still available and often used by businesses with large numbers of employers. They are somewhat expensive however. They cost around 27$ at the least. Sam's Club will sell you a five pack for around 200$ if you need that many.


What did olden day people use instead of the computer?

typewriter... for office use i guess then for communication they use snailmail, pagers, telephone, telegram


We use to get random pagers for workload sampling from Divilbiss They stoped making them Does anyone know of another company that makes them?

Wish I knew, that is where we got them also and have been looking for a new source since. Please let me know if you find someone.


What companies still offers pagers with a great service plan?

There is Iridium Pager Service. The offer multiple service plans for your pager.


Who invented beepers?

A pager is a personal radio device that allows the user to receive messages. A pager is a dedicated RF or radio frequency device that allows the pager user to receive messages broadcast on a specific frequency over a special network of radio base stations. Al Gross In 1921, the first pager-like system was in use by the Detroit Police Department. However, it was not until 1949 that the very first telephone pager was patented. The inventor's name was Al Gross and his pagers were first used in New York City's Jewish Hospital. Al Gross' pager was not a consumer device available to everyone. The FCC did not approve the pager for public use until 1958. Motorola Pagers The name pager was first used in 1959 when Motorola made a personal radio communications product they called a pager. The Motorola pager was a small receiver that delivered a radio message individually to those carrying the device. The first successful consumer pager was Motorola's Pageboy I first introduced in 1974. It had no display and could not store messages, however, it was portable and notified the wearer that a message had been sent. By 1980, there were 3.2 million pager users worldwide. At that time pagers had a limited range and were used mostly in on-site situations for example when medical workers communicate with each other within a hospital. By 1990, wide-area paging had been invented and over 22 million pagers were in use. By 1994, there were over 61 million pagers in use and pagers became popular for personal use. Are Pagers Heading for Extinction However, with today's cell phones pagers are becoming an endangered species. Pagers sales are down and few companies still make pagers. Older one-way pagers are being replaced by more sophisticated messaging tools, such as two-way pagers. How Do Pagers Work Pagers or beepers are portable communication and messengering devices. One person sends a text message using a touch-tone telephone or even an email that gets forwarded to the pager of the person they want to talk to. Then the person carrying the pager either gets an audible beep or vibration that lets them know that a message is incoming. An incoming phone number or text message is displayed on the pagers' LCD screen. Motorola History The company was founded in 1928 by Paul V. Galvin and began as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation of Chicago, Illinois.


Can pagers run out of charge?

Yes.


When were pagers Web-enabled?

In 1921, the first pager system was used by the police department in Detroit, Michigan. Al Gross patented the first telephone pager device in 1949 and it was used by the Jewish Hospital in New York n 1950.


Does anyone still use VGA?

Yes,but it's now a legacy connection.People with older monitors still use it,but new monitors will not have it.


How many calendars are still in use today?

Like anyone knows that?!


Which Indian has the patent for pagers?

Sam Pitroda