Alphanumeric Pager – A Faster Way to Communicate

A pager is a telecommunication device for short messages. The first pager was introduced by the physicians in New York City in 1950. It had a range of approximately 25 miles.                     

There are different types of pagers that are used for different purposes. One type of a pager is a numeric pager which can only receive a message containing digits, like a telephone number, who the user is then expected to call.

Another one, an alphanumeric pager can be considered as a modified form of a numeric pager.  An alphanumeric pager can also receive email as well as SMS messages apart from the numeric messages. An alphanumeric pager has the ability to display text as well.
An alphanumeric pager is usually given an email address to receive text messages. An alphanumeric pager also has a modified version called the two-way alphanumeric pager. The two-way alphanumeric pager has the ability to both receive as well as send emails and text messages. In order to send messages the alphanumeric pager generally has either an inbuilt keyboard or a wireless keyboard to type messages.
With the advent of technology the alphanumeric pager can now also be used for accessing internet on the pager to receive weather information, sports update, stock information, news, etc. The industry that most rely on an alphanumeric pager services is the healthcare industry, the hospital employees and medical emergency personnel, etc. It can be said that alphanumeric pager provides a simple and an affordable solution for instant communication.