Mr. Wiggles
That's what the crew from Off The Wire calls the dancing figure outside their new shop at 472 Elmwood Avenue, next to Louie's Hot Dogs. An authorized Nextel representative, they carry everything from your basic cell phone to the trendy, ultra-thin "Razor" and add in free accessories like ear pieces, car chargers, and downloadable ring tones when you buy a package. Also, they will fit your needs regardless of credit history and claim one of the lowest down deposits of all cell phone companies.
That's the introduction, but this is a trend post after all. Let's get to what makes them truly cutting edge here.
Off the Wire is the first shop in Buffalo to offer the Sunrocket internet phone service. Recently featured in Fortune, Money, and the Wall Street Journal (among other media outlets) the service looks like it might revolutionize the industry.
Based on an emerging technology called VOIP (Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol) Sunrocket takes analog voice conversations and converts them into data that can be sent across the internet using a high-speed broadband connection, such as Cable or DSL.
At the other end the data is converted back into a signal that the conventional telephone system can deliver. Thus, you can use regular telephones at both ends -- the number you are calling doesn't need to have an Internet connection or computer.
How crazy is that? And the best part is the service looks to SAVE you money as you won't be using the traditional phone network. Plus you get lots of cool free features, some of which aren't even available to traditional phone users, like call logs (it uses your computer after all) and centralized Do Not Disturb control.
If you have the capacity you need to look into this technology. The representatives at Off The Wire can fill you in more.
Just look for Mr. Wiggles.
Off the Wire 472 Elmwood Ave. 578-8270
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dumb jeff
I''ve now found my costume for Halloween this year....Mr. Wiggles...the cab ride home might be tough.
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Peter Jones
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