ironman wroteOh regarding the great Amhaz,
Let me tell you a story, a friend of mine got his iPhone 6S plus like 2 months ago from Amhaz (Bir El Abed), like 2 weeks ago, he Reset his iphone to factory settings (Erase all content and settings) and guess what ?
"This is not a Software Problem, This is not a Hardware Problem, Please contact your Carrier, the phone is locked"
This is the error message he got, after contacting the great Amhaz ORIGINAL, he told him to read the IMEI, and guess what?
The IMEI on the box is different from the IMEI on the phone,
after negotiations he agreed to "repair" the phone, he has been "repairing" the phone for 3 weeks, and still waiting for the reply of the Carrier to "UNLOCK" the phone, which should be FACTORY UNLOCKED.
So yea.... Amhaz Original
and most stores get their phones from amhaz, so we have a national problem.
I once got an iphone 6 from him, 1st the packaging was looking fishy, it was like repackaged and the box was scratched and all, 2nd the phone was japanese, you silence it from the mute button and the camera still makes the shutter sound
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/283851/Shutter+sound+in+Japan+travel+help
My bet is that he buys iphones that have been refurbished from apple stores worldwide, japan, usa and most european countries, that's why he can maintain a cheap price.