Curious what the state of the market is...does your employer neither provide a device + service on their dime or a cash outlay that you could use for a device + service?
They don't, but even if they did, dealing with a second phone is cumbersome around size, charging, distinct ringtones, silencing both for meetings, etc. The pager was just so simple. The Motorola T900 was very small, and ran 2 weeks or so on a single AA.
I do get it's probably a bit of real and a bit of nostalgia.
Sure, I hear you on that...but given the realities of today I am curious what you would prefer?
Something built into my Apple watch, maybe, that's my "notification" device. And it would be nice if it didn't cost $10/month to the carrier.