How do pagers work? - eviltoast

In recent events, I learned that some pagers only have receivers. How are discrete messages sent to these devices? How is it authenticated? How do they know the device got the message?

  • Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    In the past, definitely. I’m not sure what the current system is.

    Realistically, might as well read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager as it knows a lot more than I do. I had a pager for several years and have done network programming, that’s about it… i have an insulin pump that people often mistake for a pager though, ha. It makes me look pretty cool.