pagers do not cost much
these days. people really should have them, so their friends can
find them. i also think people should all have cell phones, but many
are not ready to invest in one. so people really ought
to learn pager code. using pager code, you can send messages
to your friends immediately. sometimes it takes more than one
call to complete your message, but it still allows for more efficent communication.
below, i provide the alphabet as i know it:
letter
code
alternate
a
6
8
b
8
c
5
0
d
0
e
3
f
3
g
9
6
h
4
i
1
j
7
k
15
l
7
1
m
177
n
17
o
0
p
9
q
9
0
r
12
s
5
t
7
u
11
4
v
11
4
w
111
44
x
22
y
4
z
2
-
-
?
2
!
1
.
-
examples:
83170 = beno
123604 = ready
017 1774 11164 = on my way
sometimes
you will need to simplify your sentences, especially when the context is
given.
example: beno tells ken, "if you are coming
to berkeley page "yes" (435), if not, page "no go" (170 90).
sometimes
the easiest way to communicate is to use the widely accepted non-alphabetical
codes:
message
code
i love you
1-4-3
thinking of you
8-2-3
where are you?
411
emergency
911
82 = fast or hurry because 82 in korean
is pal yi, which sounds like bbal li, which means fast. uhm,
it's sorta hard to explain, but the 'bb' phoneme n' the 'p' phoneme r written
differently but sound alike.
always
remember to leave your code, if you have one!
example: beno's code
is 10, so he will end his message with a "-10."
017 1774 11164-10
= on my way, from beno
170 90-55 = not coming
from ken
0118862 952-4374-01
= call me back at 011 8862 952-4374 (a taiwanese phone number), from owen
once
you learn to use pager codes, you can use your pager as a memory device
by paging yourself messages which you can carry with you on your pager!
you can remind yourself
of addresses, things to do, prices, and even phone numbers!
well, you can remind yourself of lots of things.
rodrigo lagos has a really kewl website
with a alfa to numerical converter which can help you page your
friends! check out this site!
[24 august, 1998]
i think the pager industry is trying to destroy pager codes.
the new motorola ads push for word pagers. pagenet now makes "**"
= "--" instead of " ". it's all a big conspiracy!
new additions!
in uc berkeley's anthropolgy
160, professor alan dundes tells his students that pager codes and pager
alphabets are a form of folklore; meaning they are oral tradition.
one friend tells another to do it this way and that way. so
pager codes and alphabets have multiple existence in different subcultures
and variations between each existence. and every different
group has an explanation and justification for their method and tradition.
in my chart, i display the alphabet i use and ones my friends use
when they page me. i learned most of my pager folklore from
kenneth lee and owen chang, and tobias jaw tried to influence me with his
line of reasoning. in the end, i chose what i felt made sense.
we don't all talk with the same jargon, accent, or tone; not everyone uses
the same pager alphabet and codes. tell me what you use!
From: DYYHard@webtv.net
(Devon dyyhard) Date: Sat, 18
Oct 1997 02:56:06 -0700 To: beno@uclink.berkeley.edu Subject: pager
code
4 = F
thanks, devon!
if anyone has other additions e-mail
a friend brandon
yoe (yoe@uclink.berkeley.edu)just told me that "711" is a lesser version
of "911," meaning your friend has something important but not an emergency.
brandon _claims_ to have invented this... he said he used to use "311"
but 311 is an actual phone number in the 408 (san jose area) nowadays.
i also have a
friend who uses "411" for the same purpose.
kewl, beno
From: LuCkYGiNa Date: Thu, 6
Nov 1997 19:53:19 EST To: beno@uclink.berkeley.edu Subject: Re:
pager code ? Organization:
AOL (http://www.aol.com)
thanx a bunch! Gina
From: LiLWsTSydR Date: Thu, 6
Nov 1997 17:10:38 EST To: beno@uclink.berkeley.edu Subject: who
is this Organization:
AOL (http://www.aol.com) X-Status:
how did you learn
all that pager coding stuff
you go to Berkely?
thats cool, i wanna go there
what year are
you in
well, e-mail
me back
Date: Wed, 27
Sep 2000 04:36:52 GMT
From: Tifany ........ <qt_4_yall@hotmail.com>
To: beno@OCF.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: heres more
hi i think these below could be another number to.
b= 13 or 10
d= 01
f= 7
h= 11 but i do prefer 4 like u but just trin 2 make somthin else.
k= 21
m= 111
n= 2
p= 10
q= 01
t= 7 but i think 7 is way better
v= 7
x= 72 or 77
y= 71
z= i think could probebly be a 7 or 71?
bye
<3~ChristianA~<3
From: UNCHeelz20@aol.com
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:27:09 EST
Subject: pager code
To: beno@OCF.Berkeley.EDU