Sports Pager Question

[savage1]

I have a CP1250 sports pager and have not received any service all week.
In the past sometimes there is no service for a day, but thats about it.
Is anyone else having the same problem and if so, do you know what is causing the service blackout?

[njsammy]

I'm having same problem with mine .. all it says is ESPN to go ... brought it like 2 years ago from outfit so not sure where to go .. any help appreciated ..

[rented mule]

Maybe the service is eminating from Florida or somewhere else that was hit by the storms?

Just a thought.

[bigbill]

if anyone is comptemplating buying a pager be sure it is returnable for a full refund if you can't receive all the options on it.

When I bought mine the seller checked to make sure my area was on the 'ok' reception list he had but I could only receive one of the features. (I worked with the police dept and ambulance service and knew we had a lot of 'dead zones' for radio signal reception). Got a full refund but was sorry i couldn't use it.

[Buzz]

Savage,

My service is out to. Last time this happened it was due to lightning hitting a tower and it took about a week to fix if I remember right. You should be able to just call your billing company and they should be able to tell you. I was going to try to call today if I get time

Buzz

[savage1]

Buzz-thanks. At least I know there is nothing wrong with my pager as it has been working perfectly until the power outage.
ps Billiing company? I don't know what you mean, as my service was free upon purchase of the unit.

[VegasLefty]

Mine has been out Since Monday. I have a friend who works for Motorola and the sports paging service origniates from an office in Fort Lauderdale area...obviously there are 4 million without power still in SFL so it is going to take some time.

I do miss my service, but I realize that they've got bigger issues other than our pagers not updating. Be patient it will be back...hopefully soon!

[bigbill]

if you bought your pager from the guy on ebay never call the number it gives for service or you will be disconnected.

[ICD55]

i got something in the mail from t c bets that says i get a free pager with a $500 deposit. i didn't call, but was curious if the service is free.

anybody have any knowledge on this? it looks like from this post that some are paying for a service and others never have paid anything for service.

[savage1]

i got something in the mail from t c bets that says i get a free pager with a $500 deposit. i didn't call, but was curious if the service is free.

anybody have any knowledge on this? it looks like from this post that some are paying for a service and others never have paid anything for service.

You should never pay for monthly pager service any more;free service should come with the cost of the pager wherever you buy it.
A few years back some places charged monthly fees, but that has all changed. I have used pagers for over 5 years and never once paid any fees.