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Post by T_Ray on Jan 22, 2009 18:12:21 GMT -5
What is everyone's veiws on alpha-numeric paging? Who all uses the new pagers and how do they compare next to the voice pagers? Our County is getting the new system and pagers, I although the new system is amazing, I'm not liking the new pagers since you have to read them and can't "run and listen".
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Post by xtruckie3 on Jan 29, 2009 13:20:57 GMT -5
I have an alpha numeric pager. It's not a big deal. Yes, you have to read instead of listen, but it will be easier to get information from. Lets say you forget the address, instead of keying up on the radio and interrupting County, all you have to do is look at your pager. It is, in my view, much more efficient in the long run than traditional voice dispatching.
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Post by T_Ray on Jan 29, 2009 13:26:21 GMT -5
What about when you are on the road? Do you pull over and read, or do you just go to the station, then find out what it is? Or do you read and drive at the same time? I'm trying to gather as much info. as possible. I know many fire departments are exempt from the "Texting and Driving" law, so if we get into an accident and its because we read what was dispatched? We wouldn't be breaking any laws then right?
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Post by jrffshenfeld3 on Jan 31, 2009 22:55:03 GMT -5
I have an alpha numaric pager and i just pull it off my hip and read it and depending on weather or not the cancel us or not i countinue into the station
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Post by GirlHeartsFire54 on Feb 4, 2009 20:24:19 GMT -5
when are we switching over??
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Post by wackergirl18 on Feb 4, 2009 20:27:04 GMT -5
when are we switching over?? i heard there having problems and are trying to get all the towers to work or something... im not sure but i heard they posted poned the date..... |
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