I'm pretty sure this is just a sign your company is a dinosaur and way behind the times.
Why would you pay for a separate pager device and service when every cell phone in the world can receive text messages? Bizarre.
Why would you pay for a separate pager device and service when every cell phone in the world can receive text messages? Bizarre.
They were cheap vs a phone plan.
They did have long battery life and ran on AAs.
They had clear notifications. Two devices going off? Better check.
Way simpler than ringtones for select users, or the “was that a simultaneous email and text?” game.
Mostly they were cheap. We promised we’d always have redundant providers. I’m sure this seemed like a good idea at the time but didn’t scale well.
They’re no longer in use.