1.   Alternatively, a numeric pager can be used, having its own small display screen.

2.   They use numeric pagers which have been pre-programmed with specific codes for each type of message.

3.   All numeric pagers work the same way.

4.   But even in an age of nearly ubiquitous wireless voice communications, Bloom remains a diehard fan of her numeric pager.

5.   In the world of wireless communications, first there were numeric pagers, then alpha-numeric pagers.

6.   RSVP is a numeric pager built into a cellular-phone battery.

7.   The Beep Box, made with help from Motorola, is a numeric pager.

8.   While some members of Congress already had numeric pagers, the devices were mostly used to notify them of a vote.