• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      3 months ago

      I think it’s because pagers (at least one way pagers) can’t be tracked.

      They receive only so there’s no triangulation possible.

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      3 months ago

      Pagers are very common in hospital settings, they are reliable as all hell, cheap, and don’t produce EMI.