Is your shiny new iPhone dropping roughly a third of your calls in New York City? No need to worry--that's totally normal. We haven't had much confirmation about just how much it sucks to own an iPhone in New York, beyond the anecdotal complaints lodged by just about everyone we know with one of the devices. This latest story, however, should provide at least a little vindication for angry iPhone owners in the Big Apple.

If you bring your handset into an Apple store in Manhattan, a designated Genius will apparently be happy to tell you that having roughly 30 percent of calls dropped on the device in the big city is "normal." One unhappy user brought his phone in after 22 percent of his calls dropped. His attending Genius called the rate "excellent," according to Gizmodo.

Apple, maybe it's time start looking into other carriers in the U.S.