Many "wired" professionals have multiple communications devices, including cell phones and pagers.
The spirit of paging is to prompt the recipient to contact you by whatever communication means that is available. Early paging devices were simple, usually only displaying a return phone number. Later pager advances allowed for the inclusion of alphanumeric messages, as well as two-way, back-and-forth communication. Fast-forward to modern times, and PC, Internet and cellular technologies have greatly affected the way we can communicate with others. Cell phone use has supplanted pagers and paging services in many people's daily lives. Nonetheless, you can use PC-based applications to set up a simple paging system. Then you can send quick "pages" to those people who own cell phones.
Instructions
Windows Live Messenger
1. Click "Start." Type "Windows Live Messenger" in the search box at the bottom of the "Start" menu. Press "Enter." Sign in to the application with your user name and password.
2. Click the "Add a Friend" icon next to the "Inbox" button. Select "Add a Friend" from the drop-down menu. The icon looks like a person with a plus sign on the right.
3. Move the cursor to the text box under the "Enter a Mobile Phone Number" section in the dialog box. Type in the recipient's cell phone number, including the area code, like so: "800-555-1212." Click "Next." Select "Close" on the "You're Done" page.
4. Double-click on the recipient's phone number in your list of contacts in Windows Live Messenger. Type a message in the text box, such as "This page was sent from my computer. Call me back at 800-555-2222." Press "Enter."
Yahoo! Messenger
5. Click "Start." Type "Yahoo Messenger" in the search box at the bottom of the "Start" menu. Press "Enter." Sign in to the application with your user name and password.
6. Click "Actions." Choose "Send an SMS Message" from the drop-down menu.
7. Click "Other Contact" in the dialog box. Type the recipient's cell phone number in the blank text box, including the area code, such as "800-555-1212." Click "OK."
8. Type a message to the recipient, such as "This page was sent from my computer. Call me back at 800-555-2222." Click "Send."
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