Distant Connections

Pager

efore mobile phones made it easy to call one another, people relied heavily on pagers to stay in contact. These personal radio devices allow users to receive messages broadcast on a specific telephone number and frequency over a special network of radio base stations. Every pager is assigned a specific phone number and radio frequency. When someone calls a pager owner, his pager will beep or vibrate and its LCD screen will show the caller’s phone number. This is how people used to find out who was trying to contact them. More advanced pagers can display the number and