September 2 7 .20Ö6 Page B2 Bargain Wireless on Cutting Edge Owner understands demand for technology m S arah B lount T iii P ortland O bserver These days it’s not a question of who has a cell phone, but a question of how many bells and whistles your cell has. Fayad Zinab, owner of Bar­ gain W ireless at 3511 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boule­ vard, understands the great de­ mand for this technology. He and his partner, Riad Taha, opened theirdoors three months ago to offer cell phones and accessories, satellite television and radio and cable services. Providers include Sprint, Nextel. T-Mobile, Qwest, Dish Network and Comcast. The shop also offers pre-paid cell phones and plans without contracts or credit checks, plus landline telep h o n e services through Budget Phone. Zinab is a native of Palestine who moved here from Florida 10 y ea rs ago. He liv es in PD A /personal com puter rolled into one only w eighs a few ounces, with a sw ivel screen revealing a user-friendly key­ board that upstages traditional cell phone keypads. Cell phone users are also get­ ting younger. What began as an icon o f the busy and important, cell phones infiltrated the m ain­ stream and are now a basic necessity for teenagers. Ser­ vice providers have followed up on this trend by marketing fam­ ily plans to the youngest con­ sum ers. "All the young kids in Japan have cell phones, seven years old and up,” Zinab said. “Now I see it in the United States.” Bargain W ireless also car­ ries Sirius Satellite radios and subscription service for home or car. The draw for com m er­ cial-free, satellite radio is that the news, business, sports and e n te rta in m e n t c h a n n e ls are available nationwide - no more fuzzy reception once you drive photo by M ark W ashington /T hk P ortland O bserver out o f the city. Fayad Zinab owns and runs Bargain Wireless, a new business at the corner o f Northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fremont Shoppers can also pay utility, Street, across the street from a mixed residential and retail building still under construction. phone and credit card bi 1 Is at the shop, for a $1.95 fee. Bargain create dem and for high-tech less once business hits a stride. Beaverton with his wife and Street. He sold Quick Trip to W ireless is open 10 a.m. to 7 products Bargain W ireless car­ Everyone wants a cell phone, most recently owned and man­ break into the cell phone busi­ p.m. Monday through Friday, aged the Quick Trip gas station ness. Zinab hopes to open mul­ he e x p la in e d , an d sa v v y , ries. This includes the T-M o- on Northeast MLK and Simpson tiple locations o f Bargain W ire­ m ultitasking cell phone users bile S idekick - cell phone/ and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Business Leaders Assist Young Women Füllt ill Their Dreams actress. 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