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The page's journey
begins when someone enters a page for you, usually calling
by telephone or via the American Messaging Web site. Your page is then
converted into a digital data stream traveling over phone
lines to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) where
it is rerouted onto the American Messaging
switch.
At our paging switch,
the data stream is "back-hauled" to our central
uplink teleport.
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Once the data stream reaches the teleport, or earth station,
it is processed by modulation equipment in preparation for the
trip to space. From the modulator, the data is sent into space
through a large satellite dish aimed at a particular American Messaging
satellite. |
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Over 22,000 miles above the earth, the signal makes a u-turn
at the satellite transponder. The transponder receives the signal,
amplifies it, then retransmits it back down to earth at the
speed of light. |
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Back on earth, the signal is received by hundreds of satellite
receiver dishes located near the American Messaging
transmitters. The data stream travels from the receiver dish
via cable to a digital data receiver. From the receiver, the
signal is sent to the paging transmit controller which prepares
it to be sent to your pager. |
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From the transmit controller, the signal is broadcast via radio
waves to your pager. |
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| American Messaging currently has over $100 million invested
in network equipment, and is constantly upgrading our technical
system to offer our customers state of the art technology in
wireless communications. |
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We offer the latest
advancement in paging technology - FLEX - soon to be available
in most markets. FLEX offers up to 5 times longer battery life
and improves the ability to receive pages. |
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Did you know that
even though the person paging you may only be a few blocks away,
the page travels more than 40,000 miles to a satellite in space
and back before it reaches you! |
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