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I am resident of Connecticut and over the past three months we have been hit by two major storms, Hurricane Irene and recently Winter Storm Alfred. Hurricane Irene resulted in property damage along the coast line and power outages throughout the state,  as one would expect with a hurricane.  Freak snow storm Alfred, which dumped a 8…

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Amigos Tex Mex thought to try mobile marketing after we seen that a few restaurants in our area had been successful with it, says John Lannin, General Manager. It seemed like a good way to drive business since everyone is looking for a coupon and what better way than to put it directly in their hands via text. We currently still use the entertainment book and have a few Waterford Lakes coupons out there for the movie theater and the town center. …

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Have you noticed today's mobile phone is less about phone calls and more about apps, tools and the “experience”. Take for example the restaurant and hospitality industry. Today’s mobile phone is now a restaurant coaster pager, a mobile coupon generator, restaurant review portal, and a geo-locating

device that provides guests directions right to your restaurant.

I was walking down Broadway in NYC last Wednesday and couldn’t get over how…

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The purpose of this article is to explore the practical applications of Cell Phone Pager or Restaurant Text Pager system, to evaluate their return on investment and speculate as to the future of the guest pager.

Guest Pager system technology has evolved beyond the Coaster Pager to what is now known as the "Cell Phone Pager" or "Restaurant Text Pager".

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The evolution of the mobile phone from the analog bag phone of the 80s to the slim down digital flip phones ofthe 90s to the 4G web enabled smart phones of today is simply a remarkable example of technological improvement and value. Whether you have a feature phone or a smart phone the fact is you also a restaurant text pager.Yes, that’s right, if your phone can receive a text message or even a call it is now a restaurant text pager or hotel text… Continue

SMS (short message service) pager system use cell phone rather than a radio pager to notify the guest when thier table is ready. Cell phones use short message service or 160 character bursts of information over the network or through email services. The advantage of SMS messaging is it transmits more consistantly… Continue