Season 2 · Episode 1801
Why Hospitals Still Use Pagers in 2026
Despite 5G and smartphones, pagers persist in critical infrastructure. Discover the physics and reliability behind this "legacy" tech.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
March 31, 202623m 42s
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Show Notes
In a world of smartphones and 5G, why are pagers still the backbone of hospitals and nuclear plants? We explore the surprising physics of radio penetration, battery life, and network reliability that keeps this "dumb" tech alive. We also dive into the software side, from PagerDuty's cloud orchestration to self-hosted alerting solutions like Gotify.