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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[Xeontg]

Verizon is going to have a field day with this haha..

Well, that's odd...

[Lars T.]

Let's ignore the long lines in front of the Apple Store in New York when the iPhone was released - what about the fact that the first photo of the Hudson River landing was shot and Twittered with an iPhone? Okay, that could have been WiFi on the ferry...