▁there ▁is ▁a ▁second ▁call ▁coming ▁in . ▁The ▁electronic ▁p ager ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" be eper " ▁for ▁the ▁sound ▁it ▁em its ▁to ▁alert ▁its ▁owner ▁to ▁an ▁incoming ▁message . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁n oun , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁" be eping " ▁in ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁cell ▁phone ▁phenomen on ▁during ▁which ▁a ▁person ▁d ial s ▁a ▁number ▁but ▁immediately ▁can c els ▁the ▁call ▁before ▁it ▁is ▁answered ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁el ic it ▁a ▁call ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁One ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁practice ▁is ▁to ▁el ic it ▁a ▁recip ient ▁to ▁call ▁back ▁when ▁the ▁caller ▁has ▁almost ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁pre pa id ▁units ▁for ▁his / her ▁cell ▁phone ▁but ▁still ▁wants ▁or ▁needs ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁In ▁R w anda , ▁this ▁practice ▁has ▁evol ved ▁into ▁an ▁art ▁for ▁cour ting ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁where ▁women ▁" be ep " ▁males ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁el ic it ▁a ▁call ▁back , ▁which ▁manifest s ▁the ▁man ' s ▁interest ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁call . ▁At ▁times , ▁this ▁practice ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁incon ven ience ▁for ▁the ▁recip ient , ▁and ▁at ▁times , ▁people ▁ignore ▁the ▁" be eps ." ▁" Be eping " ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" flash ing " ▁in ▁sub ▁Sah aran ▁Africa , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" men