Who still uses Beepers

GW

I switch off our beeper with one tech weekly. I like the beeper becasue it's loud and audible. My cell phone-- that's sometimes low volume or on silent, I don't really want to think about it. We don't get many calls at night (heavy screening, only certain customers are eligible), but when we do get a call i need to hear the stupid beeping and chirping.

Anyone else dropped the old fashioned beeper?

Are there apps that turn your cell into a beeper?

Please share your methods.

Thanks, Gary

STEVEusaPA

I didn't know they still made beepers. I long for the days where I could sleep so deep a phone couldn't wake me up.
Turn the volume up, get a load ring tone.
So what are you asking...if you turn your volume down or put it on silent, is there an app that would make it loud? How would the app know when you really want it on silent, and when you want it to 'wake you up'?

GW

I am inclined to think that an app would recognize programmed phone numbers, like your answering service.

You're right- if i drop the old beeper and go just cell, I will need to turn up the volume. I'm just wanting to have any one jack or jill calling my phone at all hours.

Abracadabra

Google Voice. You can program numbers that are allowed to ring thru based on time of the day. Others are routed to voice mail.

STEVEusaPA

Another idea, and if you're like me it's probably too late, would be to get a basic second 'on call' phone, that you can pass around to whoever is on call.
Google voice sounds interesting, except for the programming numbers parts.

Tinman

I stopped using a beeper the day after cell phones came out.

nicholas bonham-carter

On an iPhone, there is a do not disturb mode, (identified by a crescent symbol), which will only ring for numbers from your favorites list, which would contain those numbers belonging to your select group of customers. Any other number must call twice in quick succession to get through, instead of going straight to voicemail.
Presumably, other phones will have a similar feature.--NBC

nicholas bonham-carter

Further information:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204321
NBC