Ask HN: I want a modern 2-way pager with clamshell keyboard. Does this exist? https://ift.tt/QWX1n0t No calls, no voicemail, no email, no b...
Ask HN: I want a modern 2-way pager with clamshell keyboard. Does this exist? https://ift.tt/QWX1n0t No calls, no voicemail, no email, no bluetooth, no apps, no touch. I only want to send/receive SMS. I envision something like 2-way pagers used to work. Radio network or phone network is not as much of a big deal to me, as long as I can interface with SMS. What are my options? All of the pager service sites I found have broken pages and contacts, and their hardware costs 1996 money with AA battery slots. By "modern" I mean things like this: - encrypted transit, when using a gateway to send from radio to SMS. - rechargeable via USB or solar, not AA battery swapping. AA is fine if it can be charged in device. - microsd or some type of removable storage for contacts, maybe message storage - 6 line screen instead of 2 or 3 - LED backlight or Indiglo type illumination of characters - something e-paper like would be cool from a practicality perspective, but this would likely hurt the price. - some form of water/dust/lint resistance would be a big plus. 3
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