Voicemail

what does it mean to "page a person" in mobile phone voice-mail systems?

When I call a person's mobile phone and they do not answer, often the automated voice-mail system has an option where I can "page the number" or "page the person." What does this mean, and how will it appear to the person that I am trying to call?

Public Comments

1. All it does is send a text message to there phone with your phone number.
2. It sends the person a text message with your cell phone number in it - like a page on an oldschool beeper. :)