Speck’s Bet on iPhone 6

I was looking for iPhone 6 cases at the Apple Store during the first three days of its release and could not find one that I like. Partly because the first wave of iPhone 6 adopters figuratively and literally ransacked the available cases at the Apple Store.

I stopped by a Target store on Sunday and found something interesting: Speck CandyShell Card for New iPhone 2014 4.7 inches

There are no mentions of iPhone 6 anywhere on the front of the packaging. I figured that it is one of the first batch of iPhone 6 cases made by Speck based on all the leaked iPhone 6 specs.

Speck Gambles on iPhone 6

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Go On Sale

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus made their retail debut in many parts of the world on Friday, September 19, 2014; local time. Long lines forming the night or even weeks before the latest iPhones go on sale. In locations where Apple Stores located inside shopping malls, lines forming around 11:00 p.m. on Thursday night. At Los Cerritos Center, more than one thousand people lined up by 11:30 p.m. waiting to get iPhone of their choosing.

Apple Store Los Cerritos Center, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6, Successfully Pre-Ordered.

After hours of “maintenance”, Apple Store finally came back online. For some reasons, Apple does not offer T-Mobile iPhone 6 through Apple Store App.

I managed to order a Space Gray iPhone 6 for Store Pick Up.

Unfortunately for my colleague, he was not eligible for upgrade on AT&T even though he is on his 24th month of a 2-year contract. Strange.

iPhone 6 Pre-Ordered for Pick-Up

iPhone 6 Pre-Order Begins

As expected, Apple Store online goes on maintenance mode as iPhone 6 pre-order begins, sort of. It seems that Apple Store online is going on an extended maintenance mode.

Apple Store Online Maintenance Mode 2014-09-12