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Consumerist Says AT&T Site Won't Sell iPhone In NYC, Citing Network

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-a-bit-hinky dept.

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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  1. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    From the Wikipedia:

    The New York metropolitan area is home to the largest number of Jews outside Israel. There are more Jews within the city limits of New York City than within the city limits of Jerusalem, making the New York City Jewish community the largest such community in the world.

    Which makes sense because the richest and most influential Jews, the ones who own Hillary Clinton, control the illegal NSA wiretapping program and so wish to exclude their people from it.

    It's all part of their covert war against Gentiles. They will "embrace" us(militarily side with us), "extend" us (by using their media control to encourage Caucasians to breed with Africans, making the offspring more controllable and better-suited to manual labor and service jobs), then finally extinguish us when we are too poor/distracted/apathetic to defend ourselves.

  2. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actually, the iPhone doesn't work because of all the Jews in NYC.

  3. False by eWarz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This story is false. I was at one of the apple stores in Manhattan earlier today and bought a 3GS.

  4. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by pnewhook · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for bringing the crazy to the discussion.

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
  5. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by pnewhook · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actually it's because of all the Republicans.

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
  6. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by Khyber · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Talk about bringing crazy into the story.

    But hey, I guess you're too ignorant to think maybe the sheer amount of skyscrapers and concrete in NY would be one major cause of insufficient ability to handle calls.

    But you just blame Republicans - might as well blame yourself for not keeping the Republicans in line, you tool.

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    Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
  7. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by pnewhook · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's the Republicans fault the iPhone doesn't work in NYC. It's also their fault for the current economic mess, and the war in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    And its the Republicans fault that you can't tell when someone is pointing out the idiocy of someone else's anti-semitic posting.

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
  8. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PUSSY IS NORMAL

    lolz not it isn't, not for ur average slashdotter.

    Pussy!

  9. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by MrData · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think you meant to post this on DailyKos or HuffPo instead of Slashdot comrade

  10. Re:This has been an issue for quite awhile. by pnewhook · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They could take lessons from Bush on removal of private rights

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.