Do beepers/pagers work any place? Are they like cell phones? Which ones work best? How much area do they cover?
Yes, they work like cell phones, only one way A pager is an electronic device used to contact people via a paging network. It pre-dates mobile phone technology, being most popular during the 1980s and 1990s, but similarly uses radio transmissions to communicate between a control/call center and the recipient. Many of today’s pagers use the FLEX on-air protocol. The slower POCSAG on-air protocol is still used for some pagers in the United States and probably in other countries. Uses Numeric Pager Motorola pager used in Brazil, in the ’90s, operated by TeletrimPagers remain in use to notify emergency personnel. For example, they are required to be used by UK lifeboat men and retained firefighters. In this use, they can be thought of as a modern equivalent of maroon rockets. On a smaller scale, pagers are mostly carried by staff in medical establishments, allowing them to be summoned to emergencies. Most modern paging systems use simulcast delivery, by satellite controlled networks.
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- What is the best way to manage pagers, cell phones, and other telephone resources for members / personnel? Can these "additional resources" be reported on?
- Do beepers/pagers work any place? Are they like cell phones? Which ones work best? How much area do they cover?
- What is the conference policy on use of cell phones, beepers and pagers?
