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why hog around a pager.. by k2OS 2005-05-11 00:12:35
.. when you're also able to send sms (Short Message Service) _from_ your cellphone? For some reason the idea of only having one device (a cellphone) instead of both a pager at a cell 'across the pond' really strikes me as odd.

I saw the movie 'Be Cool' yesterday, where a big point was made out of showing off this thing they called a '2-way'. A gameboy-ish device with a tiny keyboard that apparently can be used for.. sending and receving text-messages, but nothing else. Welcome to the 22nd century guys ;)
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  Pagers... by coffeeman2005-05-11 00:16:55
    which did you have, 4-button or full keyboard? (n/ (n/t) by shminux2005-05-11 00:18:18
  pagers have much better "in-building by shminux2005-05-11 00:17:23
    ok.. by k2OS2005-05-11 00:20:31
      it's a different network. The protocol is by shminux2005-05-11 00:24:09
      addition by k2OS2005-05-11 00:25:32
        West and Northwest of Denmark? When did by Scirocco2005-05-11 03:28:13
          east... northeast by k2OS2005-05-11 05:39:48
      Some pagers can work off the sat system by jayfarm2005-05-11 17:57:06
  Perhaps pager have no lag? by UnFair2005-05-11 00:22:35
    usually < 1min, longer if the network is loaded. ( (n/t) by shminux2005-05-11 00:25:21
    errr ?! must be your phone ;) by stacato2005-05-11 00:25:24
      personal experience.. by k2OS2005-05-11 00:33:38
        i can also only speak from personal experience by stacato2005-05-11 00:49:13
          Ok, I'm used to sending mails to the person .. by aix tom2005-05-11 00:55:37
          So the experience can differ. by UnFair2005-05-11 00:59:20
  several reasons by stacato2005-05-11 00:23:20
    Re: pagers by ideur2005-05-11 00:37:57
      Pagers have greater range - by epideme2005-05-11 01:15:52
        Pager? by manojar2005-05-11 01:18:41
          Different frequencies by ideur2005-05-11 01:25:41
            One nitpick... by McNutcase2005-05-11 02:15:27
              Oops, had the wrong numbers in my head. by ideur2005-05-11 02:24:00
                Pretty much, yeah. (n/t) by McNutcase2005-05-11 02:35:55
                No you didn't by Spisefisken2005-05-11 05:11:22
  It's called a 'team pager.' by RetiQlum22005-05-11 00:39:04
  Some people in our Search and Rescue group have by techi8702005-05-11 05:32:21
  Landlines. by TheGM2005-05-11 07:01:21
    I believe some British Telecom phones can do this by chipmunk22006-11-19 12:55:59
      About time. by TheGM2005-05-11 07:06:26
        Any mobile with a true "silent" option. by Tomo2005-05-11 07:09:00
          Close but no cigar by TheGM2005-05-11 07:13:13
            Closer would be by chipmunk22005-05-11 07:14:41
            I *think* that can be done by turning off the cell by kahuana2005-05-11 07:55:20
              Indeed it can. by Tomo2005-05-11 08:01:03
    I had to carry both for a while. by jayfarm2005-05-11 18:15:53
  SMS isn't guaranteed to arrive by imdead2005-05-11 12:57:59
    The later can be fixed via policy- by jayfarm2005-05-11 18:17:40

 

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