AT&T has resumed selling iPhones through its Web site to New York customers, with no indication as to what prompted the halt, according to media reports Tuesday.
Over the holiday weekend, New Yorkers with Manhattan postal ZIP codes and New York ZIP codes who attempted to purchase an Apple Inc phone through AT&T’s Web site were told that the product was unavailable. But sales could once again be processed for New York ZIP codes through AT&T’s site on Monday afternoon.
A representative of AT&T said the company periodically modifies its promotions and distribution channels beyond a statement issued in an email earlier Sunday.
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Sales representatives at Apple retail stores in Manhattan said the iPhone was available.
Apple’s iPhone, a cell phone with computer-like capabilities such as Web browsing and video games, has become one of the most popular smartphones on the market. When reports of the lack of iPhones emerged, AT&T may have been trying to ease congestion on its network.