From: B.J. Guillot
    To: All
Thread: Alphanumeric Pagers  (1/4)
  Date: 06-Sep-97, 11:11am  (Ref# 5680)

Does anyone have an Alphanumeric Pager?
 
If so, send me e-mail (bgfax@box.net), or Fido netmail to 1:106/400.
 
I have written a program that seems to work with my alphanumeric pager
here in Houston, but am unsure whether the protocols used are
pager-company-specific, or if they are general.
 
Don't go out and buy one, since I really have no idea if it'll work or not,
but if you already have one, let me know if you are interested in doing
some testing.
 
I mean the "real" Alphanumeric pagers with the huge displays, not the
psuedo-alphanumeric pagers with the simple one line display that just
shows canned messages.
 
You'll need to know two things, at least, according to the way the
protocol seems to work with the company in Houston,
(1) Your alphanumeric pager number (should be easy)
(2) Your paging companys modem number for alphanumeric transmission
 
Regards,
bgfax author
B.J. Guillot


  From: Ger Vloothuis
    To: B.J. Guillot
Thread: Alphanumeric Pagers  (2/4)
  Date: 11-Sep-97, 0:50am  (Ref# 5708)

Hi B.J.,

B.J. Guillot wrote in a message to All:

 BJG> Does anyone have an Alphanumeric Pager?

I use one here in Melbourne, Australia. The paging company accepts two widely
used protocols. One is PET protocol, the other has a name which I have
forgotten, but the paging people all use it. My understanding is that these two
protocols are used worldwide in the paging industry.

We have three major paging operators in Australia and they all accept either
protocol for direct modem dial-in with alphanumeric messages.

I do have a full description of the PET protocol somewhere. If you want it
I'll look it up and email it to you.
   
Regards
Ger 

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  From: David Murphy
    To: B.J. Guillot
Thread: Alphanumeric Pagers  (3/4)
  Date: 08-Sep-97, 5:46pm  (Ref# 5718)

 -=> Quoting B.J. Guillot to All <=-

 BG> Does anyone have an Alphanumeric Pager?

 BG> If so, send me e-mail (bgfax@box.net), or Fido netmail to 1:106/400.

 BG> I have written a program that seems to work with my alphanumeric pager
 BG> here in Houston, but am unsure whether the protocols used are
 BG> pager-company-specific, or if they are general.

 BG> Don't go out and buy one, since I really have no idea if it'll work or
 BG> not, but if you already have one, let me know if you are interested in
 BG> doing some testing.

 BG> I mean the "real" Alphanumeric pagers with the huge displays, not the
 BG> psuedo-alphanumeric pagers with the simple one line display that just
 BG> shows canned messages.

 BG> You'll need to know two things, at least, according to the way the
 BG> protocol seems to work with the company in Houston, (1) Your
 BG> alphanumeric pager number (should be easy) (2) Your paging companys
 BG> modem number for alphanumeric transmission

 BG> Regards, bgfax author B.J. Guillot


Sure I'll give it a test for you. How should I get it from you? if you want
to set up a poll and let me know that is ok


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  From: B.J. Guillot
    To: David Murphy
Thread: Alphanumeric Pagers  (4/4)
  Date: 19-Oct-97, 10:01am  (Ref# 5764)

> Sure I'll give it a test for you. How should I get it from you? if you want
> to set up a poll and let me know that is ok
 
I'll post a message here whenever I have something ready to test. 
 
Regards,
bgfax author