Japan's Final Pager Provider To End Its Service In 2019 (bbc.com)

Tokyo Telemessage, Japan's last pager provider, has announced that it will end service to its 1,500 remaining users in September 2019. It will bring a national end to telecommunication beepers, 50 years after their introduction. The BBC reports: The once-popular devices are able to receive and show wireless messages. Users would then find a phone to call the sender back. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s, they grew in popularity in the 1980s. By 1996, Tokyo Telemessage had 1.2 million subscribers. However, the rise of mobile phones rendered the pager obsolete, and few remain worldwide. Emergency services, however, continue to use the reliable technology -- including in the UK.

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Re: In the US?

[Anonymous Coward]

You should meet more drug dealers. They carry pagers, but more importantly: they also carry drugs. Between you and me, there's no better way to relax after a tough week at the office than mainlining some H. It's like a full body orgasm that lasts for hours.

Re:Used to flood call with pagers.

[slashdice]

WTF? He tracked you down and instead of kicking your ass, had oral sex with you... then told you to never call his girlfriend again? That's totally fucked up.