JOERM
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Bet most young ones dont even know what a pager was.
Remember when pagers were high tech?
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Alpo
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I remember a young lady that borrowed her best friend's boyfriend's pager, to wear when she went to the clubs, so she looked important.
giddyupsut
Member
I remember being in a local tavern and hearing that familiar "BEEP BEEP BEEP" then it was followed by a woman's voice screaming for him to "get his butt home NOW"!
Laughed mine off for days after that one.
Laughed mine off for days after that one.
Erich
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Oh yeah. I thought I was sooooo happenin'. 
And I had a brick phone, too. The ladies loved it.
Along with my Halliburton Zero briefcase.
Still have it in a closet somewhere . . . the briefcase . . .
And I had a brick phone, too. The ladies loved it.
Along with my Halliburton Zero briefcase.
Still have it in a closet somewhere . . . the briefcase . . .
mwtdvm
Member
I also thought it was a "Status Symbol"
But not for long.. Just an electronic leash..
But not for long.. Just an electronic leash..
Had to carry one for years, then got a bag phone, then a brick phone....neverending series of electronic leashes.
ThirtyAcres
Member
Carried one for years.
Once you got the page, you had to find a payphone that.....
A) Was in a safe location.
B) Worked.
C) Looked to be free of body lice and hepatitis germs.
Once you got the page, you had to find a payphone that.....
A) Was in a safe location.
B) Worked.
C) Looked to be free of body lice and hepatitis germs.
Now that's Tech History in the maken!!!
My wife had the brick. I remember when I first saw someone talking on a cell phone....it was our governor lady back in the 70's..saw her in her limo talking on a phone...thought it was sooo cool...and high tech! Trying to remember her name,,,she was for all the nuke power plants in eastern wa. She had a bunch of gray hounds and lived alone. not that has anything to do with the thread.Dixey Lee Ray I believe her name was....
My dad was a logger and relied on high powered CB's to call for help if someone got hurt on the job way up in the mountains. One time a guy, a cat skinner, rolled off the side of the pioneer road he was punching in and the cat, bull dozer, slid off the bank and he was trapped...his leg was cut off from the track of the cat. Dad packed his leg and others packed him to a "POINT" where the cb worked and called for help. Dad said you would be surprised how heavy a leg weighs. Yuck.
My dad was a logger and relied on high powered CB's to call for help if someone got hurt on the job way up in the mountains. One time a guy, a cat skinner, rolled off the side of the pioneer road he was punching in and the cat, bull dozer, slid off the bank and he was trapped...his leg was cut off from the track of the cat. Dad packed his leg and others packed him to a "POINT" where the cb worked and called for help. Dad said you would be surprised how heavy a leg weighs. Yuck.
Stevens
Member
A friend got very wealthy owning then selling a couple of pager franchises years ago.
Steve W
Steve W
The drug dealers would carry several at one time. The Spanish slang was "pee-pee" for the sound it made or "la suegra" (Mother-in-law) because it followed you everywhere.
JaPes
Member
I had a pager back in the day. Kept it clipped to my belt all day long. I remember keeping a pocket full of change for the pay phones.
I remember taking it to the next level with an ATT combination credit card / telephone card. It had two sets of numbers embossed on it. I could go to any payphone, enter a string of numbers long enough to be missile launch codes, and make a call without having a pocket full of change.
I remember taking it to the next level with an ATT combination credit card / telephone card. It had two sets of numbers embossed on it. I could go to any payphone, enter a string of numbers long enough to be missile launch codes, and make a call without having a pocket full of change.
LedFowl
Member
I worked for the local Bell Telephone company back in 70's here in the Northwest. Of course, they had no competition at the time as the industry hadn't been deregulated. The had a product called the Teltone. It was the first pager I ever saw.
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I never had the chance to meet Governor Ray, but many of my friends did, my dad and mom as well. I can say unequivocably that she was the best governor our lovely state ever had. Brilliant woman, very personable. She used to bake the WSP Cadets who were guarding the governors mansion cookies, and bring them hot cocoa and coffee when the weather turned cold. Personally.
One of my favorite stories of her was about her farm on Fox Island. One year she raised pigs, and named each of them for a member of the local press. Well, butchering time came along, and she had some of each ground into sausage. She had the sausage served at a press corps meeting, and labeled each of the plates of meat with the name of the pig it came from.
They do not make them like her anymore......
Dixey Lee Ray I believe her name was....
My dad was a logger and relied on high powered CB's to call for help if someone got hurt on the job way up in the mountains. One time a guy, a cat skinner, rolled off the side of the pioneer road he was punching in and the cat, bull dozer, slid off the bank and he was trapped...his leg was cut off from the track of the cat. Dad packed his leg and others packed him to a "POINT" where the cb worked and called for help. Dad said you would be surprised how heavy a leg weighs. Yuck.
I never had the chance to meet Governor Ray, but many of my friends did, my dad and mom as well. I can say unequivocably that she was the best governor our lovely state ever had. Brilliant woman, very personable. She used to bake the WSP Cadets who were guarding the governors mansion cookies, and bring them hot cocoa and coffee when the weather turned cold. Personally.
One of my favorite stories of her was about her farm on Fox Island. One year she raised pigs, and named each of them for a member of the local press. Well, butchering time came along, and she had some of each ground into sausage. She had the sausage served at a press corps meeting, and labeled each of the plates of meat with the name of the pig it came from.
They do not make them like her anymore......
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I had one for several years too. Till we ditched them for cell phones. I recently found that pager in my sock drawer. So, last time at the range I taped it to my target and SHOT it!!
Back in the '80s, King of Tonga came to Japan and was very enamored of the car phone in the limo he was using. Wanted to buy a similar car with phone to take back to Tonga. Someone had to explain to him that the phone would not work in Tonga, at the time, because there was no cell phone coverage there...
Grayfox
US Veteran
Yep, had one for a while. Worked in a truck shop and was on-call for break downs 24/7. The boss had one too and unfortunately both had the same phone number. Man, I got tired of that thing going off at 2:00 or 3:00 am when his wife was looking for him. 
Reminds me of an old joke.
A man and his young son are in line at the store. Right in front of them is an extremely large woman. The woman's pager goes off and the boy screams "Look out Dad! She's backing up!"
Reminds me of an old joke.
A man and his young son are in line at the store. Right in front of them is an extremely large woman. The woman's pager goes off and the boy screams "Look out Dad! She's backing up!"
goldenlight
Member
I pay LESS to have a cell phone, than the $10/month I used to pay for my pager.
But then, it's a prepaid cell phone. Minutes are good for 365 days. As long as I buy more minutes, before 365 days pass, I can roll over my previous years' unused minutes.
I spend $25 to $50 a year. The phone cost $35, including shipping to me.
It's STILL better than a pager, and still cheaper, too.
But then, it's a prepaid cell phone. Minutes are good for 365 days. As long as I buy more minutes, before 365 days pass, I can roll over my previous years' unused minutes.
I spend $25 to $50 a year. The phone cost $35, including shipping to me.
It's STILL better than a pager, and still cheaper, too.
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