Pager plans become more expensive, however, if you want to get coverage for a larger area. A regional plan (for "The West") costs around $14 a month; a national plan will set you back $17.

From pagers and clunky cellphones to touch screens, this field sales manager has had ’em all “My first mobile phone was a huge suitcase I would put in the seat next to me,” recalls Kristina ...

Neil Sjostrom reviews the Swissphone RE629 pager noting that he likes the pager's compact size backlit LCD display impressive battery life user-friendly software and durable case.

A tougher chore. I didn’t want to be tethered to a phone. I didn’t want Barack Obama or Dianne Feinstein listening to my phone calls. I didn’t want the NSA tracking where I was.

And he uses a pager instead of a smartphone. The Washington Post spoke to Geer after the keynote speech at last week’s Black Hat security conference. They asked him about his use of technology: ...