The pager is a common, inexpensive means for sending a message directly to a person. The pager alerts the person that someone is trying to establish contact. Most pagers also provide details, for example a display of numbers such as a telephone number to call, a voice message or a display of words so that the person gets the message and perhaps a phone call is not even necessary.

This line of service consists of three components: pager equipment, pager air time, and special features. OTM stocks numeric and alphanumeric pagers, primarily the LS series of Motorola pagers. The alphanumeric pagers have both multi-tone and vibration alert options. OTM will program coverage as the agency TC may require: statewide, southeastern United States (TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL), or all major metropolitan areas nationwide. Additionally, OTM can provide special features to make the pager more useful. The "custom greeting" feature allows the user to create the greeting people hear when they are placing pages to that pager number. The "voice mail" feature allows one to customize the greeting to permit the person placing the page to leave a voice or numeric message which the user can retrieve. The "direct number" feature gives the pager a unique, dedicated toll-free pager number.

  Your agency may benefit from from pagers and other wireless messaging devices if:

• Employees frequently work outside of the office and need to be immediately available.
• Employees are on call outside office hours or while traveling.

How To Order

The Pager Order Form (OTM-24) will guide the TC in providing the appropriate information. OTM will process the request and bill the agency via the monthly OTM bill. The following information should be included for new pagers:

• User name
• User's telephone number
• Cost center to be billed
• Coverage area requested
• Mailing address if the pager is not going to be picked up from OTM

For existing pagers, provide the pager number(s) and the situation OTM needs to address (change number, lost please replace, etc.).

If for some reason the communications requirement cannot be met this way, then a requisition must be completed and forwarded by the TC to OTM for bidding and procurement action.

OTM Wireless Group handles requests for numeric, alpha-numeric, and two-way pagers and BlackBerry devices.  Pagers can be programmed such that a single page can call to a number of pagers at the same time.  This requires some level of programming coordination.  Please contact the OTM wireless section for more information at 225-342-7716.

BlackBerry Resources

• BlackBerry product demos
• BlackBerry Quick Tips

Forms
OTM-24 Pager Order Form