Why the Hospital Pager Withstood the Test of Time
healthtechmagazine.net
As consumers have shifted away from pagers, use of these devices has persisted in hospitals.
  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    TLDR, the radio frequency is it uses penetrate concrete and steel structures better than any other system.

    The antenna power used at the pager transmitter can be much more powerful than a cell phone transmitter, helping penetration and concrete and steel structures

    I didn’t read the article, I’m just guessing, but I’m right

    • Limeey@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Didn’t one of the medical YouTubers do a video on this recently. It’s these reasons and also pagers are cheap, and aren’t distractions or liabilities like phones are.