Word: pagers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...companies that sell beepers have been going through a rough spell, according to the Wall Street Journal. Service is getting too cheap, and profit margins are shrinking. Worse, who needs a beeper when most new cell phones come with a built-in pager? My phone, which is by no means extraordinary, even allows people to send me text messages or e-mail. The two-way pager--or enhanced pager--is supposed to save the messaging industry because it turns the once proud but dumb beeper into something that talks back...
...advanced messaging network. (Others are being rolled out.) Stupka cited a survey showing that the average information worker handles on the order of 190 e-mail and voice messages a day. He argues that everyone will have to figure out ways to control that message flow. The two-way pager is a means to that...
...radios aren't just for police officers and truck drivers. At least that's what Motorola is banking on with its new Iden i1000 ($300; available from Nextel), a compact cell phone that doubles as a two-way radio and pager. The radio function works within a 150-mile range and is best for quick communication with co-workers or family members with the same phone. Pricier cell-phone calls can connect you anywhere...
There are still a few bugs to work out, of course, which is why e-mail has not replaced the pager in most doctors' offices. But enough physicians have added regular stints at the PC to their office routine that at least one professional group has drawn up guidelines. And the American College of Physicians is undertaking a survey this summer to determine just how widespread doctor-patient e-mail has become...
Some people just don't know how to relax. A study by the Duracell battery company finds that vacationers are packing much more than suntan lotion and the latest Tom Clancy novel. Nearly 40% are bringing a cell phone or pager along, and 18% can't leave home without their notebook PC or personal organizer...