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I Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
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I do. Mine broke and I had to get a new one, so it just kind of got me wondering.

I mainly use it during work hours when I am away from my desk. Occasionally I have to carry it on the weekends when we have system upgrades, but that's only a few times a year. Also, every other Tuesday night I have to keep it close by.
 
Crashby

Crashby

Monkey
Jan 26, 2003
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Rochester, NY
I Are Baboon said:
I do. Mine broke and I had to get a new one, so it just kind of got me wondering.

I mainly use it during work hours when I am away from my desk. Occasionally I have to carry it on the weekends when we have system upgrades, but that's only a few times a year. Also, every other Tuesday night I have to keep it close by.
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Just curious... why would any organization opt for pagers over cell phones these days???
 
narlus

narlus

Eastcoast Softcore
Staff member
Nov 7, 2001
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yeah, our company ditched pagers about 2 years, after we'd been paying a lot of $$$ for them and no one used 'em anymore because everyone had mobile phones. is it because the coverage is spotty in yr area?
 
I Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,743
10,687
MTB New England
Crashby said:
Just curious... why would any organization opt for pagers over cell phones these days???
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Our company is way the hell behind the curve as far as technology goes. It's kind of frustrating at times, since I came from an insurance giant that had seemingly limitless I.T. resources.
 
-BB-

-BB-

I broke all the rules, but somehow still became mo
Sep 6, 2001
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splat said:
I carry a Cell Phone for work , and we have a 1 off hours pager that we rotate ( right now I'm Carrying it )
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I used to have to do that when I was a Telemarketing Vendor Manager.
Being on the West Coast, I'd get calls at 5am some times. :dead:
 
J

JRB

Guest
I Are Baboon said:
OK, I'm dumb. What are "black berries"?
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PDAs that most sales guys don't have business owning.

No pagers here, but my last job, which was pretty high tech carried them. Several hundred of them as a matter of fact.
 
Echo

Echo

crooked smile
Jul 10, 2002
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In my last job we had a pager rotation, it sucked... generally you only got paged about once a week, but every time that sucker went off it was 3 hours logged into somebody's network, talking to the 3rd shift morons who did something stupid and caused the problem.
 
J

JRB

Guest
I Are Baboon said:
Looks like a fun toy. I take it you are on the road a lot?
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It's not a fun toy for folks that are supposed to support this stuff when each of the 13 sales guys buy a different kind. We have yet to get one to work with exchange, but have yet to touch any but the Ipaq either.
 
I Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,743
10,687
MTB New England
loco said:
It's not a fun toy for folks that are supposed to support this stuff when each of the 13 sales guys buy a different kind. We have yet to get one to work with exchange, but have yet to touch any but the Ipaq either.
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Just shut up and do your job, help desk grunt. :blah:
 
J

JRB

Guest
SkaredShtles said:
How the Hell does that freak of nature thing fit in your pocket?!? :confused:

-S.S.-
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Go put your glacier glasses on and get outside, you freakin' hippie.
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
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In a van.... down by the river
loco said:
Go put your glacier glasses on and get outside, you freakin' hippie.
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:thumb: Dude - it was friggin' *70* here yesterday.... :think:

I could get to like this global warming thing. Massive snowstorms in the mountains followed by perfect Front Range riding weather.

Now if only I could find the time to ride. :mumble:

-S.S.-
 
J

JRB

Guest
SkaredShtles said:
Actually it's British English......... why? :confused:

-S.S.-
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It's easier to blame Canadians than it is to blame Brits. :think: Bummer the keyboard isn't Canadian. Better find something else to blame. :thumb:
 
J

JRB

Guest
SkaredShtles said:
Hey dumbass: the keyboard is *BROKEN*, not some bizarro-language keyboard..... :rolleyes: :D

-S.S.-
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The "w" seems to have been working in your other posts. :help:
 
J

JRB

Guest
SkaredShtles said:
Yeah. It seems to be intermittent. :think:

Time to call the Help Desk.

Hold on - you're a help desk beeyotch. Get me a new keyboard, beeyotch! :p

-S.S.-
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I've got your help desk, bitch. :nuts:
 
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