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Are pagers still a thing?
ARE PAGERS MAKING A COMEBACK…ARE THEY STILL A THING?
What???? Do Pagers even exist anymore?
Who’s still using pagers in 2024 and why?
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If you find yourself using a cell phone by itself and it works for you as most people do…That’s great, but if you are like the majority of our clients, you most likely have a specific task that a pager or pager app on a cell phone does even better than just texting or voicemail on their phone. Perhaps you have cell phone signal reception issues in your area or need another way for your IMPORTANT calls to get through and get your attention…whatever the reason, the people using pagers today have found specific niche reasons why a pager or pager app compliments their cell phone and smart watch.
Primarily, a separate pager phone number offers privacy and a means for urgent notifications that stand out above and beyond text messaging and helps differentiate a normal text or phone call from a high priority, urgent phone call.
In 2024, our clients are faced with some unique challenges and situations that didn’t exist even 5 years ago…
One example is robocalls / spam phone calls. Millions of junk phone calls are made daily. Some people are just fed up with getting calls from unknown numbers about their car warranty expiring or other scams and don’t even answer the phone when they see a number they don’t recognize. Today’s latest smartphone operating systems allow smartphones to silence calls from unknown callers and send the calls directly to voicemail. With this enabled, sometimes important calls are missed.
Another example is the banning of cellphones in schools. Want a simple way to be able to get in touch with your child and let them know of an urgent message such as a schedule change or emergency at home? Perhaps just a positive emotional reinforcement such as a “Good luck, You’ve got this” on the day of a big exam. Give them an alphanumeric pager and simply send a short email to the pager’s email address.
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I found this “use case” very persuasive. I was thinking about school shootings. Schools are banning cell phones, but I don’t agree. Parents need to know their child is safe! I think of the victims — parent and child — saying “I love you”, “I’m coming for you”, even “Hide!”. Maybe I just don’t understand the problem.
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2024-09Sep-24
California Schools Must Restrict Phones Under New Law Signed by Newsom
Argh!
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Shawn Hubler, Troy Closson
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