{"id":107002,"date":"2009-12-28T00:11:59","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T05:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2009\/12\/27\/att-suspends-online-iphone-sales-in-new-york-city-reasons-still-unclear\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T00:11:59","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T05:11:59","slug":"att-suspends-online-iphone-sales-in-new-york-city-reasons-still-unclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/107002","title":{"rendered":"AT&amp;T suspends online iPhone sales in New York City, reasons still unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wireless.att.com\/cell-phone-service\/cell-phones\/apple.jsp\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2009\/12\/apple-cell-phones-&amp;-devices---iphone-3g-s---wireless-from-at&amp;t-112-27-09attnyc3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a Sunday night conundrum for you: it&#8217;s no longer possible to purchase an iPhone from AT&amp;T&#8217;s online store if you live in New York City, and as of right now, the carrier isn&#8217;t saying why. Making matters worse, some online customer service reps have apparently gone rogue in providing explanations to curious would-be customers and the occasional inquisitive blogger &#8212; the <em>Consumerist<\/em> was told that NYC wasn&#8217;t &#8220;ready for the iPhone,&#8221; and a few others (including us) were fed a line about credit card fraud causing a ban on online sales. The fraud explanation would actually make sense, considering NYC-area Apple and AT&amp;T stores all have the phone in stock and are happily selling them, but Ma Bell still hasn&#8217;t put this story to bed with an official explanation &#8212; all we&#8217;ve heard so far is the charmingly generic &#8220;We periodically modify our promotions and distribution channels.&#8221; Way to quell a fire with the gasoline of ambiguity, friends. Anyway, if you want an iPhone in New York City <em>right this instant<\/em>, you should start walking to the 24-hour Fifth Avenue Apple Store, taking the opportunity to assess your priorities and fundamental sense of purpose along the way. The rest of us will continue spending a reasonable percentage of our income on housing.<\/p>\n<p>[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/12\/28\/atandt-suspends-online-iphone-sales-in-new-york-city-reasons-stil\/\">AT&amp;T suspends online iPhone sales in New York City, reasons still unclear<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\">Engadget<\/a> on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:01:00 EST.  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