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Consumerist Says AT&T Site Won't Sell iPhone In NYC, Citing Network
cowp writes "A Consumerist tipster couldn't get AT&T's website to sell him an iPhone when he shopped using an NYC ZIP code, but could when he tried other cities' ZIPs. Consumerist asked an AT&T CSR and seems to have gotten confirmation that this is carrier policy: 'Yes, this is correct the phone is not offered to you because New York is not ready for the iPhone. You don't have enough towers to handle the phone.' Considering Apple's gadget is currently the most popular handset in the US, its exclusive carrier's inability/unwillingness to support the device in the country's largest market is pretty huge news. If this proves true, I'd expect curtains for AT&T's exclusivity deal when it comes up for renewal." If you're in NYC, can you confirm or deny this outlandish-sounding claim?
Updated 20091227 1:03 GMT by timothy: Headline, now corrected, inaccurately named Apple rather than AT&T. Mea culpa.
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What are the exact implications of the iPhone's failure to make it there (NY) as opposed to making it anywhere else?
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Maybe they use the bandwidth for NSA redirects and there is not enough left for other use...
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OK, so the iPhone is 4%, Raven64 said 1-2%. He's within 50% of the mark.
Pretty good for 'ol Slashdot. He's within an order of magnitude.
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No, that would be the *other* South Korea
Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
Maybe that CSR just watched A Few Good Men.
AT&T: You want coverage?
Consumerist: I think I have the towers.
AT&T: You want coverage?
Consumerist: I want the iPhone!
AT&T: You can't handle the iPhone!!
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... because you wanted to have the opportunity to road rage and 'roid rage simultaneously?
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Of course, you should also show them your travel permit, and remember to be nice and polite as you pass through the checkpoints.
...where the majority of domestic websites require Internet Explorer 6 (yes, 6) to function correctly?
Well, that seemed to be the case in the US until just recently too... ;-)
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Weird indeed. I've been to Manhattan, and there are lots of towers.
I'd rather you rationally disagree than irrationally agree.
Wrist rocket? Are you Iron Man?
Really? Cause as a NYC resident, my Sprint service works just fine all over the city. I've never dropped a call here when above ground. Neither has my best friend on Verizon (we have the Pre and Droid, respectively). The latter actually switched back to Verizon only a month ago and ditched his iPhone because he couldn't take the crappy service he was getting with AT&T. This is basically an issue with AT&T not having enough towers and repeaters in the city to handle the traffic.
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PS - As a Jew, I find the accusations of some of the posts above outlandish. I mean, they've never mentioned the NSA wiretapping thing at our Jew meetings... only the mind control
A real insult to a Canadian is to point out that almost 100% of Canada is north of Buffalo, New York...
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