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Paging dictionary
created: 3-15-99
by: chamele0n

   Aight, some of you know i work in a paging store, 
but if you dont, i work in a paging store.  its called 
TSR Wireless, and its in Connecticut, but also a chain.  
(we got the most powerful store in the whole chain, 
thank you.  cuz of my elite selling sk33ls.)  anyhow, i 
picked up quite an array of vocabulary on the matter, so 
i figured i'd jot it down and inform all you niggas who 
would like to go either into the paging retail industry, 
or the paging E-your-local-paging-service-out-of-money-while
recieving-free-paging-service business.  this article
focuses on motorola units, mainly because they're the 
most popular, and imho the best.  i didn't edit this 
article, so i'm sure there are typos and whatnot.. use 
your best judgement and dont be a bitch.. they always 
say, a rose in a pile of shit is still a rose.. take 
that to heart niggaz..

p.s. if you like my writing sk33lz, email me at 
three1337@hotmail.com and i'll write a follow up on it, 
including new pagers, how to hack the service, and SE 
info so you dont get your pager disconnected..
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Advisor:  motorola's first alphanumeric pager.  
also, the first in their line of units called the 
"Advisor" series.  did not incorporate FLEX, nor 
did it have a large memory nor was it very dependable. 
 But, it was the first in its class, and lead the 
way for all the others.

AdvisorPRO FLx:  one of motorolas successful 
alphanumeric units, also part of the Advisor series, 
incorporated FLEX, with a large 2 line display and a
 wide variety of features, including large memory 
(9,000 character storage) 8 selectable alerts and 
a protective carrying clip.  Also, it brought in a
 new feature called Optimax, which made the screen 
look 3-D.

AdvisorGold FLx:  a new alphanumeric idea, this unit
 was a pioneer in the Advisor series, incorporating 
both FLEX, and a 4 line display not seen before in 
such a moderatly-sized unit.  Optimax was still being
 uses, much of the features are identicle to the Pro,
 but the 4 line display wins over a lot of business, 
and its a complete success.

AdvisorELITE:  the new granddaddy of alpha units,
 its new business face and powerful interface is 
more than needed.  with motorola's new StarTac cell
 phone being released soon, they figured they needed
 a counter partner to monopolize the wireless industry.
  the elite has a new silver face plate, the long 
awaited "E-Luma light" display and a Zoom feature 
which beats both the Pro and the Gold, because it 
did both.  the Optimax display is still used and the
 Elite did very well, still being sold today.

alarms:  programmable options that many pagers have.  
they often offer 3 styles.  daily (goes off once per 
day)  Event (programmable to a specific day/time)  
and hourly (programmable up to 60 minutes)

alerts:  the different sounds available for pagers, 
such as the standard beep, or the assending tones, 
or whatnot.. its choosable.

alpha-numeric:  a form of page message that uses both
 alpha characters aswell as numbers.  (ie text messaging)

back clip: the clip on the back of the unit to clip to
 a belt

barcode:  its the lines and spaces on the back to scan
 the serial number from

battery life:  the length of time a pager will be able
 to work before the battery dies

board:  the PC board inside the pager which contains all
 the parts, like the freq. crystal, the antennae, the 
LCD screen, etc..

Bravo FLx:  motorolas 1st powerful top view numeric 
pager.  it was the second in production to incorporate 
the FLEX technology into it, and was a great hit.  
comes in Ice, cranberry ice, bihimi blue, teal green, 
midnight black and rootbeer.  Pager was a complete 
success, and still in production today.

BR850:  this unit is a very interesting one.. it looks
 almost identical to the 550, but has all the power of 
the 750.  it's like a mutation.  all features are the 
same, except it has a 60 slot memory, and a new volume
 control.  you can set it to either Loud or Soft, and 
its really a phat idea..  besides that, the unit is 
aimed more to the business market instead of the youth
 market, so it has business QuickNotes instead of 
lifestyle QuickNotes

Bravo Express FLx:  the side view pager with the
 straight buttons, numeric and a little outdated, 
mainly because its discontinued.. hold 20 msgs, 5 
selectable alerts, and much like the Bravo FLx but
 sideways, also has FLEX.

business QuickNotes:  same idea as LifeStyle QuickNotes,
 but its aimed at the corporate/business market instead 
of the youth.  i dont remember them off hand, but they 
are like "Running late", "Next mtg at" "Mtg canceled" 
 "Mtg moved to"  and "great mtg" its kinda unoriginal,
 but its alright.

capcode:  the alpha/numeric string on the back of any 
unit used to track all pagers in the world.  (for TSR, 
it begins with an E, an A, or numbers)

cp1250 FLx:  the newest of the big alphas.. this is a
 new series, tho.. its the CP series.. 8line display, 
E-luma backlight, HUGE memory, and it brings in both 
FLEX and Optimax..  the memory can hold over 60,000 
characters, in 5 different folders..  DATAcase is 
amazing on this unit, and the storage is never-ending.. 
plus all you window lovers, this big boy has a trash 
can.  yep, you heard right, a trash can, so you dont 
accidentally erase your girls number for that 
o-so-special blowjob she wants to give you..

DataCast:  information services from the service provider
 or from CNN/other services.. its like News, sports, 
stock reports, weather, entertainment, words of wisdom,
 horoscopes, etc.. its fun, and it is sent every so 
often to a special maildrop section of the pager..

directory:  like in the Jazz, a certain amount of slots 
which allow you to program names and telephone numbers 
for later reference, or display..

E-Luma Glow light:  a new type of backlight, its light
 blue, which lights the entire background of the LCD 
screen just like an Indiglo watch.. really nice.. on 
all the units, from Elite up, and on all LS units from
 350 up..

Express Extra FLx:  side-view pager, a lot smaller 
than Ultra/Bravo, with Flex, 3 buttons, and a bit more
 powerful, but delicate as a fag.. if you breath on 
this unit, it will break..  holds 20 messages, 7 alerts,
 single alarm, auto time, and generally a good unit, 
but delicate.  comes in a million colors too, including
 white, which is only available from our company..

FCC ID: its a 7 digit alphanumeric number which states 
the patents and all the info on the transmission 
allowances from the FCC.. in my opinion, the FCC are
 profiteering gluttons who dont need to be worryin' 
bout pagers, but they do.. anyhow, if its scratched 
off, you could get fined, but no one ever shows their
 pager to FCC agents, so its safe for you to destroy
this number..

FLEX:  a chip inside newer motorola pagers (pronto and
 later) which allows extended battery life, higher page 
dependibility (more likely not to miss a page) and the 
highest technology in paging.  here's how it works, it 
widens the scan area for the unit to pick up signal.  
see, a pager is an antennae, in a sense.  all its purpose,
 aside for the bells and whistles, is to sit around
 waiting for a signul to come its way.  once it gets a
 signul, it transmits that burst of energy into readable
 information, depending on the pager type (alpha or numberic)
  the only downside wit this, is normal pagers (without FLEX)
 can only scan into the 10,000ths of a freqency, which means
 if your unit, without flex, was on a freq of 929.2125, it
 would only be able to scan that freqency, ending in a lot
 of missed messages.  now if that same pager had a flex 
chip, it'd allow the unit to scan 929.2125xxxxxx because
 as you know, paging service is only radio signuls, so it
 does alter, slow down or speed up all the time.  the flex
 helps with those signul impurities. plus its like a digital
 cellie verses an analog celli with battery life, its about
 5x longer, and with it, the unit can have many more advanced
 features. its like a microcomputer in a smaller form.

freq (or frequency): the UHF frequency of the unit.  each 
paging company uses a specific frequency, or frequencies 
for their units, to keep that company's paging apart from 
other companies, to make sure cross paging (or a message 
going to the wrong pager) doesn't happen.  most pagers now 
a day use freqs in the range of 929.xxxx to 931.xxxx  (TSR
 uses 929.2125 [called their '91' freq] 929.4375 [called 
their '94' freq] and 929.6525 [their nationwide freq])  
some units, however, use a freq in the range of 4xx.xxxx
 which makes the page slower, because its a slower band 
speed.  if a company (or an individual) happens to change
 the freq of their unit, to a freq used with major companies,
 they will be able to SE service (hint, hint)

freq. crystal:  a small crystal inside the pager which 
determains the units freq. range, it can be changed to 
another if you'd like to take your unit to another service
      
holster (also known as carrying clip, case, slide clip):
 the little plastic piece that the pager locks into, also
 has a belt clip

Jazz:  in my opinion, the coolest alpha pager ever made.
  I had a jazz for many months, and its awesome.  its
 smaller than a tic-tac box, and even more cool.  it only
 hold 13 msgs, but comes equiped wit built in DataCast,
 a single line Optimax display, 9 selectable alerts, 6 alarms
 and a slew of other elite shiznits..  the coolest part is
 this is the first motorola pager to have a directory, a 10
 slot alpha/numeric number storage, so if someone numerically
 pages you from xxx-xxx-xxxx it will say "Joe xxx-xxx-xxxx"
 pretty cool..

LCD screen: the screen which displays all your messages
 and information about pager menus and what not..

LifeStyle/Bravo Classic:  no Flex, but i love these 
pagers.. its the old boxy top view with the switch on
 the side.. it'd rock one in a second.  time stamp and
 16 message slot, but its still elite.  plus 
interchangable parts, which motorola pretty much did 
away with now, damn proprietary bitches..

lifeStyle QuickNotes:  a new feature on synchronized pagers
 which allow you to type in a special code when the page
r number is called, that is **xxx (xxx being a 3 digit 
code) to make words print out on a numeric pager.. (ie,
 if you enter **143, it will print "I LOVE YOU"  and if
 you hit [**143*xxxxxxx] it will print 
"I LOVE YOU - xxx-xxxx", where "xxx-xxxx" is a number
 that you want to be reached back at..)

LS350:  the first in the new line this year, its a top
 view synchronized unit, with 3 sounds, and a huge memory
 folder.  these units use the folders to store messages 
instead of lock..  it can hold 30 messages and has a 
backlight, but not E-luma..  FLEX is on all LS units.. 

LS550:  much like the 350, except it has e-luma, a
 larger memory bank (40 slot), alarms, introducing a
 new feature called QuickNotes, and 5 selectable alerts 
instead of 3.

LS750:  the only sideview in the LS series, it 
incorporates all of these:  e-luma, 50 slot folder,
 FLEX, 3 alarms, 7 alerts, QuickNotes, and a new form
 of buttons.. a group button.. it's awesome.. it looks
 like this:
    ( x (  -  ) o )  - the o is the light, the x is 
OK and - is Select this pager is nice, but like the 
Express, it's delicate.. we got a lot of returns from 
this unit.

Memo Express FLx:  this is the pager that came before
 the Wordline, it was identical to the Bravo Express/Ultra
 Express in the setup, but much more powerful.  a pretty
 small display and memory, but a thin handy unit.  tight
 battery life tho

message:  word to name the information that comes over 
the pager when the unit is paged (ie a numeric message 
is the numbers that show up when you're paged, alphanumeric
message is the text that shows up)

message Folder:  an area to store messages instead of
 lock feature

message length:  the maximum amount of characters a 
pager can hold per page (most numeric messages must 
be 20 characters or less, most alpha must be 120 or 
less.  in alpha, many services will send the rest of 
the message in a second page, which is extremely handy)

message Lock:  an option to keep messages saved instead
 of placing them in a folder

message slots:  a number assigned to each pager to 
tell how many messages the unit can hold before it 
erases or overwrites them

Optimax display: a crazy type of display on alpha 
units which makes the text look 3D

PageFinder: the largest pager i've ever seen.. its 
compared to a cp1250 and elite hybrid, its large, and 
bulgy and used only with SkyTel's Destination system,
 a 1.5 way paging service with confirmed message 
delivery.. it has a neat clear holster and was quite 
popular.  includes Flex and e-luma, with a 4/8 line
 display

Pronto FLx:  the worlds gayest unit.. all it does it
 page and vibrate, with time display.  its a top view,
 with FLEX, but a shitty light and thats bout it..  
holds like 8 messages, and no timestamp..  discontinued
 too..

Renegade: even gayer than the pronto, no Flex, one
 button, no time.  all it does is page.  discontinued,
 too..

Serial number:  its a long ass 10digit number with alpha 
characters which determains your pager from any other in
 the world.. 

synchronized pager:  new technology, such as in the 
LS350-LS850.. it allows the pager to be scan-programmed 
later (with a little scanner like at Stop&Shop that 
shoots the laser for price checking)  its a handy 
thing.. you can see if your pager is synchronized, by 
looking to see if there's an infred port somewhere on
 the unit.  also, synchronized pagers do away with the 
hassle of changing freq crystals later..

test page:  its a page the system sends out to check if
 a unit is responsive, usually when it is purchased by 
the customer

Timestamp:  an option to stamp the time and date on
 messages when they arrive, so you can go back later..

Ultra Express FLx:  identical in features as the Bravo 
Express except the buttons are slanted instead of straight..

Wordline FLx:  this unit is much like the jazz, aside 
from being a bit larger, and minus the directory.. it 
adds a few memory slots more, and subtracts the "NO PAGES"
 message when you hit the View button..  Still has Optimax
 and FLEX, but not worth the money.  Also, was discontinued
 recently to make room for the new JAZZ comin' out in late
 '99
