What are the prices/services offered?
These vary dramatically by area and company. Unfortunately there is no central database keeping records on this. Generally the following factors get counted in determining what you’ll be paying: a) how sleazy the company is; b) Which type of pager and service you get. Again, the most common are numeric (cheaper) and alpha-numeric (more expensive). c) Level of usage. You may get, say, 25 free messages/month and then pay $0.25 for each additional. d) whether you own the pager or lease it; e) insurance, etc. f) Area of coverage. Smaller area = less expensive.
