Comment by dhx

Comment by dhx 3 days ago

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It was reported in Turkish news (allegedly via IRGC on X) that pagers are all Motorola branded, and supposedly at least include the Motorola LX-2 model.[1][2] However, the provided image of a Motorola LX-2 is also the first image on the Wikipedia English page for pagers.

There is also a photo circulating of a destroyed pager[3] which has visible writing "Distri: GOLD" and "Model: AP" (or "AR"). This has been matched to the Gold Apollo AR-924 model pager that is manufactured in Taiwan and is not a Motorola pager.[4][5][6][etc][7][8][9]

[1] https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/this-is-how-israel-targe...

[2] https://i.turkiyetoday.com/image/resize/876x1024/wp-content/...

[3] https://i.turkiyetoday.com/image/resize/1280x1280/wp-content...

[4] https://x.com/JakeGodin/status/1836042111726072229

[5] https://x.com/PaDaGal/status/1836057094211969467

[6] https://x.com/Kahlissee/status/1836102796090953812

[7] https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.gapollo.com.tw/rugge...

[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x50wwGjX2Ao

[9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jzDHm68Wio

dhx 2 days ago

Correction after more information has become available:

The Gold Apollo AR-924 model pager is reported to have been manufactured under license by Budapest-based company "BAC Consulting KFT", but the head of this company denies manufacturing the devices and instead described themselves as an intermediary, without providing further information. The Taiwanese company which allowed these devices to be manufactured under license also reported receiving strange remittances from BAC via banking systems in the Middle East (not Hungary).[1]

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/18/hungary-en...