We were having dessert at Cafe Breton in GB3 a while ago with the rest of the BoB thinking when we could record our next episode when our discussion rolled over to those ancient Nokia cellphones and the pager or beeper.
Aren’t they dead yet? At least, here in the Philippines. Easy Call used to be one of these paging companies but has now evolved into a call center (with clients like Wendy’s). Are there any other companies still into this?
Just curious.
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In a professional capacity where immediate access is required (eg doctors), pagers are still common. Of course, in that situation its more like ‘get here’ than ‘call me’
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replied on Apr 13th, 2007 at 2:36 am (2)
It’s dead in the Philippines. There’s not enough market for a “guaranteed delivery” messaging system like there still is in the US. But I guess placing a voice call works just as wel.
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replied on Apr 13th, 2007 at 2:39 am (3)
Out of curiosity, I could not find where Easycall houses its contact center. Their main place before in Libertad St. Mandaluyong was sold to ePLDT Ventus.
EasyCall’s address now is:
EasyCall House
2F Mary Bachrach Building
25th cor A.C. Delgado Sts
Port Area, Manila
(source: callcenter.mixph.com)
What do you think? I never used one before. Technology is evolving.
EasyCall’s address now is:
EasyCall House
2F Mary Bachrach Building
25th cor A.C. Delgado Sts
Port Area, Manila
(source: callcenter.mixph.com)
Easycall office is just right here beside my office here in Port Area
In MC-16-10-2007, the National Telecommunications Commission revoked all access codes for pagers, noting that there were no longer any active paging companies in the Philippines.
Which access codes were used for pagers in the Philippines? Like cellphones, starting with 9xx? Or landline-numbers? For an alphanumeric message, did one had to call the operator, or did the paging companies already provide sending messages via e-mail and Internet?