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more about #newyorkcity deciBels: Everything is going as planned! more » badasscat: Sounds to me like Laura needs to get herself some more towers! more » Digo: So wouldn't this make all the iPhones they have already sold basically fraud since they sold a service that they were not capable of delivering? more » Yerzriknot: I'm sure google is pleased. more » MrBlahBlah: No more Luke Wilson, please. more » Kaiser-Machead: I feel as though I'm dodging bullets with this service after reading all these articles, what with my iPhone failing to fail this past month. more » unfuckwithable: If NYC isn't ready for the iPhone, it sure isn't ready for the Apple Tablet. Unless it has a built in 56K modem, just in case. more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Want to talk to AT&T about why a major city is unable to support the most popular single model of smartphone on the market? There's a Rep for that. more » NyC88Rican: If I was Verizon I would make a commercial asap. more » fleuryja: Here is another conversation that I just had with an AT&T representative. I used one of Hackintosh's comments when talking with the representative: C... more » lamharry: Yes, it is a sales fraud involving iphone. Can't give out details but the whole scheme is not worth the time. more » Alfisted: AT&T (In best Rob Reiner voice), "The iPhone's gig in New York City's been cancelled but don't worry Apple, it's not a big wireless town." more » OMG! Ponies!: iDon't get sold to people living in the five boroughs. iDon't have a network with enough capacity. iDon't have a way to stop users from using their ... more » Mikestan: Verizon's marketing team is going to have a field day with this one. Did Att unless think they would do this and no one would notice. more » DennyCrane: This pretty much wraps up a proposed class-action lawsuit in a neat little bow and presents it to any enterprising attorney. Merry Christmas! more » Mikestan: My magic crystal ball tells me that Daphne will not be working for AT&T for much longer. more » ddhboy: Are they retarded? NYC is one of the largest per city markets. If you don't sell the iphone in NYC, you might as well give up on the entire tristate. ... more » Blackberry Bold: So, iphone is not sold in NY? Big deal... Just go to different States and buy one. Also, just go to Apple store and they will sell you one for sure. more » downwithdebbie: I tried the same thing last week. They said they were investigating fraud or something but yes, also, that you could not buy anywhere in New York. wtf? more » Ryan_Long: Looks like they just lost $600 in data plan revenue... more » -
#att
AT&T Stops Online NY iPhone Sales Due to Network Frailty? (Update: Maybe Not)
Consumerist is investigating readers' complaints regarding the inability to purchase an iPhone through AT&T's website when using an NY zip code. According to a CS rep: "New York isn't ready for the iPhone." UPDATE: Online fraud is the more likely cause. More » -
#architecture
I Wouldn't Mind Living in Post-Apocalypse New York
Is it too bad to say that I would actually like to live in a post-Apocalypse New York? I mean one without flesh-eating zombies or people killing each other for a bag of rotten Cheetos. One like this: More » -
#iphoneapps
Explore the New York City Which Could've Been With the Phantom City iPhone App
NYC is where what-could've-beens live. But if it's the architecture related musings that intrigue you, then you can at least find answers to the wonder-what-would've-been-on-this-street-corner. Walk around NYC with the Phantom City app running and you'll see designs and dreams. More » -
#confluxfestival
Conflux Festival's Augmented Reality Games, Gizmos Descend On NYC
Augmented reality golf game, played on New York City streets? Check. Fish-finding buoys that flash when the East River denizens swim near? Ditto. A 64-block chess game played with humans? Why yes, the Conflux Festival has that too. More » -
#recycling
Consumer Electronics Association Fights NYC Over Stricter Electronics Recycling
CEA, the organization that represents every gadget-maker (and throws CES every year) is involved in a squabble with the NYC Department of Sanitation over new, stricter laws governing proper disposal of electronics. Do they have a leg to stand on? More » -
#airplanes
Air Force One Scaring New York from the Other Side
If you were in NYC on April 27 you probably saw the 747 fly-by that scared Manhattan. This is the result: Air Force One flying over the Statue of Liberty, photographed from an F-16. -
#art
NYU Student Conducts Most Adorable Robot Experiment Ever
The tweenbot, a cardboard-bodied, cheerful little bugger, is equipped with a flag stating its intended destination. Since it can only move forward, it depends on the kindness of strangers to guide it and remove obstacles. More » -
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#dumbcriminals
If You Steal Somebody's iPhone and Don't Know How to Use It, You'll Go to Jail
Shoe designer Sayaka Fukuda was mugged by two men who made off with her purse and iPhone. After reporting it to police, she noticed a strange email in her outbox. Guess what happened next? More » -
#drinkanddrive
Carlin-esque Architects Put Driving Range Atop Water Filtration Plant
Somebody wanted to build a water filtration center on the spot of a Bronx, NY golf-course driving range. Bad idea? It was until the architects decided to build the plant and keep the range. More » -
#googleearth
New York City Is Breathtaking Following Google Earth Update
That's not a photo of New York. It's actually many photos of New York, textured on 3D models in Google Earth's latest update. And it's truly nothing short of amazing. -
#3g
New York City 3G Data Test: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon
New York editor John Mahoney was all over this project, not only initiating testing in NYC but helping set up the program so that everyone else could follow suit. More » -
#diving
New York City Water Nightmare is an Underwater Gadget Lover's Dream
The tech we see above ground in New York City is undeniably cool, but underground, where the wild things are, things are not going so smoothly. A giant aquifer, completed in 1944, is leaking up to 36 million gallons of water a day. For New Yorkers, who on average use 150 gallons per day, that's unacceptable. Trouble is, fixing the leak involves some extreme diving, 14 tractor trailer trucks worth of gear, and a 24-foot room that divers will live in for a month, breathing helium. More » -
#gps
NYC Makes Buses Hijack Proof With Remote Controlled Device
Let's say someone put a bomb on your bus and it can't go below 50 mph or it will explode. If that were to happen on a NYC bus you would probably be incinerated because the city has installed a new GPS device in thousands of local commuter and tourist buses. If the authorities get wind of a hijacking in progress, they can slowly stop the vehicle and prevent it from restarting via remote control. It may not work for "Speed" style situations, but for conventional hijackings, it could prove to be an effective weapon. More »
