Yes, pagers are still alive today and embraced by the same groups who used the very first versions: public safety and healthcare professionals. Even with the proliferation of smartphones, pagers remain popular in these industries because of the reliability of the paging networks.

Can you still get a pager 2020?

Though today cell phones play a major part in day-to-day communication, pagers are still in existence and some companies offer pager services absolutely free. Pagers allow direct communication by sending numbers as messages to others with a pager to inform someone you wish to talk with him.

Can you still use pagers in 2021?

Some modern pagers, like Swissphone X15, have optional encryption support, but they are expensive and pretty rare. ... Interestingly, pagers are still in use in some countries even now — in the hospitals or emergency services, where it is important to have a portable and lightweight device with long battery life.