two-way pager

Pagers were once fairly widely used by people who frequently needed to be reachable when out of the home or office. Mobile phones have largely replaced them for general use. However, pagers are still fairly widely used among medical and emergency personnel as well as IT support staff.

Pager manufacturers include Motorola and Sharp.

Trivia tidbit: the BlackBerry began life as a two-way pager.

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