2800 people injured, at least 12 dead and 170 in critical condition in Pager explosions. Hezbollah blames Israel.

[Pemalite]

Hiku said:

Pemalite said:

False. They are still extremely prevalent and are still used.

I use them.

Assuming its for your job, but what is the reasoning for using them over an old phone?

Correct, need it for work. Government still pays for the pager network.

The reason why its' retained is that it's a "guaranteed" service, where phone networks are not.

So while we are all using phones and special apps, there have been multiple instances in the past where entire mobile networks have fallen over during big emergencies... Which is when you need a pager the most.

The other issue is coverage, less of an issue today thankfully, but I can go to some extreme and remote areas where phone service will never exist outside of satellite.