Motorola Pageboy was a

pager A pager, also known as a beeper or bleeper, is a Wireless communication, wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays Alphanumericals, alphanumeric or voice messages. One-way pagers can only receive messages, while response p ...

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Motorola Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 and had been named Motorola since 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been ...

. In the 1960s, when pagers were mainly used by medical professionals, the Pageboy was considered "cutting edge and compact", measuring 5.25 inches by 2.36 inches. In 1967, low-frequency Pageboys operating in the 39-43 MHz band were priced at $180, while VHF units operating in the 151-159 MHz band cost $275 in the United States.

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Pageboy The pageboy or page boy is a hairstyle named after what was believed to be the haircut of a late medieval page boy. It has straight hair hanging to below the ear, where it usually turns under. There is often a fringe (bangs) in the front. This s ...

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