paf0@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoPagers explode across Lebanon in attack targeting Hezbollah memberswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down17cross-posted to: nottheonion@zerobytes.monsterworldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarepaf0@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·2 months agoI’m mostly surprised that pagers still exist.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI think it’s because pagers (at least one way pagers) can’t be tracked. They receive only so there’s no triangulation possible.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoPagers are very common in hospital settings, they are reliable as all hell, cheap, and don’t produce EMI.
I’m mostly surprised that pagers still exist.
I think it’s because pagers (at least one way pagers) can’t be tracked.
They receive only so there’s no triangulation possible.
Pagers are very common in hospital settings, they are reliable as all hell, cheap, and don’t produce EMI.