pager

A pager, such as one worn around the waist, alerts a person to a phone call or text message. Popular in the 1980s and 1990s before mobile phones, though still used by some medical and emergency personnel. Occasionally used to represent a reminder, digital communication, or nostalgia for older technology. Depicted as a black device with action buttons and a green screen with numbers displayed on it for various platforms, including. Apple. 555-3215 (555 is often used for fake numbers in the United States). Google. 1998 (the year Google was founded; previously displayed as 8888, the IP address of Google's DNS) Microsoft. [unintelligible] Samsung 954-5684 (origin unknown; previously displayed as SUNMOON) WhatsApp. 867-5309 (a reference to the 1980s hit song "867-5309/Jenny"). Twitter. 40404 (Twitter's deprecated text message number) Facebook. 543-4800 (Facebook's phone number; previously displayed as 02 04 20 04, referring to the company's launch date)