The battery life runs 2.5 hours talk time and 80 hours standby. The CDMA version weighs 4.2 ounces. That version, however, beats the analog with 170 minutes of talk time and 50 hours standby time, compared to one hour talk time and 14 hours standby time for the analog version. The newest wave in wireless is the resurgence of the humble pager. The combination of two-way services, larger pagers with keyboards, and the ability to link with organizers such as the Palm have breathed new life into this category.
Pagers work deep in buildings when wireless phones have long ago given up.
Their battery life is measured in days and weeks, not hours. So they're the first choice when the ability to get and send messages is critical. However, message size is typically limited to a few hundred words or less. The AccessLink II is lighter, weighing 4.23 ounces, and its battery lasts 30 days. It uses a virtual keyboard on its screen instead of a mechanical keyboard.