Back when mobile plans were expensive and coverage was terrible, pagers were fantastic. They’d get the message inside a concrete basement where a mobile had no chance of reception.
To get around the lack of acknowledgment on pagers, our plan had a “resend page 3 times every 15 minutes until acknowledged by return call, if not acknowledged ring these mobiles until answered” type setup. Worked very well for emergency after hours calls.
Yes, for being on call.
Back when mobile plans were expensive and coverage was terrible, pagers were fantastic. They’d get the message inside a concrete basement where a mobile had no chance of reception.
To get around the lack of acknowledgment on pagers, our plan had a “resend page 3 times every 15 minutes until acknowledged by return call, if not acknowledged ring these mobiles until answered” type setup. Worked very well for emergency after hours calls.
Now we have Pushover.