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I do factory resets three times a day and flash firmwares 10 times.Factory reset doesnt delete IMEI number.Have you checked *#06#.or in About phone in settings.There is only ONE IMEI number per phone.
Unless you are a thug with stolen phone.You dont need to worry about IMEI.:rolleyes:
 
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hi again
I bought an eclipse dual sim android 2.2 smart phone I completed a factory reset because I played around with the screen calibration. once I had completed the reset the phone would not recognise any sim cards i put in. I have been researching how to fix this problem all day. any help would be much appreciated.
 
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hi again
I bought an eclipse dual sim android 2.2 smart phone I completed a factory reset because I played around with the screen calibration. once I had completed the reset the phone would not recognise any sim cards i put in. I have been researching how to fix this problem all day. any help would be much appreciated.

That happened to me once, and it was very frustrating until I discovered I had been putting the sim in the wrong way. If the sim works on a different phone, then it's most likely a hardware fault.
 
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I have typed*#06# into my phone and it comes up with IMEI 1 INVALID,IMEI 2 INVALID

Hmm, It makes me think that either there was a hardware problem during the flash that somehow corrupted the IMEI number on your phone or that your phone had a fake or cloned IMEI number. I know carriers can also block devices by IMEI numbers, but I don't think that erases the number form the phone.

The IMEI is a unique identifier put on by the hardware manufacturer, so I'd start with them.
 
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thanks guys

I bought the phone new and unlocked direct from China, I have checked the imei on the number analyser and it comes up valid. I have contacted the Manufacturer, and waiting on a response.
I think I may have bought a bum steer.
Thanks for your help

Jason

If you have only one Radio then you will have only one IMEI .If however you have two radios the you may have two IMEI's .What numbers do you have when you remove the battery ?:).
Usually Chinese phones in my country come with fake or cloned IMEI .So they get corrupted easily..
 
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checked IMEI *#06#
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