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yayopwrcrx 08-12-2004 02:43 PM

beepers, pagers and other one way devices
 
How many of you guys use these? I dropped my beeper a couple days ago and it broke. I went back to the store to get a new one and supposedly the whole paging networks going down the tubes. Motorola stopped making them and there are only like 3 frequencys in my area. So i payed $150 for a new pager with a year service. When i picked it up they tried 3 before one got to work and then it didn't work at my house. I brought it back and they can't refund me for the service but they can for the beeper. So pretty much i paid $90 for no apparent reason. I ended up calling SkyTel and getting a pager for $180 with 1year service, a 800 number and guaranteed 99.9% pages. With a 30 day moneyback garantee. Whats going on in the world today. I can go get a cell phone connected faster than a beeper....it's bullshit. Sorry for the rant but i know i'm not the only one experiencing this ----.

Reddy 08-12-2004 02:45 PM

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I didn't know anybody was still using beepers. :-\ Cell phones made these devices a little obsolete

Xplocivic 08-12-2004 02:45 PM

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beepers are obsolete, brah! get a damn cell phone and just don't answer it if you don't want to talk to the other person.

AgentMurdoc 08-12-2004 02:52 PM

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you shoulda just got an ebay pager. ---- I used to have my pagers hooked up for like 7 bucks a month and that's without a commitment, stop any time. If I was to commit it'll be like 40-50 bucks. And I didn't pay more than 30 bucks for my pagers. Then again maybe you got them fancy shmancy ones that are like the size of a book. But yeah go get a cell phone. Verizon's most basic plan is 30 bucks a month.

Breaker84 08-12-2004 02:54 PM

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Yeah, really. And I wonder why the hell rappers talk about stupid two way pagers? What's wrong with their cell phones?

crx2fast 08-12-2004 02:56 PM

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what are you stuck in the 90's
i didnt even know they still made pagers ???

AgentMurdoc 08-12-2004 02:58 PM

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two way pagers are gay, just like text messaging on phones. I hate that ----, why text me to my CELL phone when you got my number and can call me. ???

Reddy 08-12-2004 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Breaker84
Yeah, really. And I wonder why the hell rappers talk about stupid two way pagers? What's wrong with their cell phones?


They're probably talking about the Nextel walkie talkies built into the phones

yayopwrcrx 08-12-2004 03:04 PM

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Well pagers are good cause you don't want unwanted people knowing your cell number because than you might as well just keep it off. Understand? It's not the pagers it's the service...no one is up to date on the service except skytel because thats there only business.

yayopwrcrx 08-12-2004 03:04 PM

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Na they talk about the t mobile thing which is extremely huge and pointless

AgentMurdoc 08-12-2004 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitey

Originally Posted by Breaker84
Yeah, really. And I wonder why the hell rappers talk about stupid two way pagers? What's wrong with their cell phones?

They're probably talking about the Nextel walkie talkies built into the phones

he's talkin' about pagers where you can basically IM back and forth. But since you brought up the nextel walkie talkies, I hate those too >:( Brothas be blasting that ---- and talkin all loud letting everybody know their business, and gets mad when someone comments on it cause they're in their business. ???

juli0_bustamante 08-12-2004 03:10 PM

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in tha hood they call it "chirping" nextel 2 way...

AgentMurdoc 08-12-2004 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by juli0_bustamante
in tha hood they call it "chirping" nextel 2 way...

yup, aye nigga whatcha doin'? Well shiet chErp meh cuh!?

OnYx 08-13-2004 06:25 AM

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pagers = 80's
cell phones= 90's
cel phones with walkie talkies and cameras= 00's
phone to ---- you when you want it =10's

Ravage70 08-13-2004 07:17 AM

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cant wait till the 20's when the phone will be ur childs mother

Reddy 08-13-2004 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by onyx
phone to ---- you when you want it =10's

Is this official yet and where do I sign up?

Dr.Boost 08-14-2004 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitey

Originally Posted by onyx
phone to ---- you when you want it =10's

Is this official yet and where do I sign up?

Mine is on order. I'm not missing out on that one.

A pager? Seriously, I had no idea they were still around. I have one I'll give to you. Actually, I have about 20 or 30 I'll give to you. It took me about 20 minutes to get a new line on my cell phone plan yesterday. No problems.

I don't answer my phone unless I know who it is anyways. They all have caller id now so why use a pager? I remember my first pager. It was like carrying a brick around. I might still have it laying around somwhere. I'll see if I can find a few of them........
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