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SMS messages wrong time order

This was never an issue for me untill last week, coinsidence? I don't know, but it seems like it doesn't matter from what network the sender is texting.. (I have Not changed operator)

Usually I send my friend a SMS and then his/her reply is said to have came before I sent my text... ^^ which is kind of insane.. It's very confusing looking in old conversations, sort of like Jeopardy.. You see the answers before the question :p
 
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if someone sends me a message, then i send one back. sometimes my message is displayed before their message on the list?

so.
[me]
[them]
[them]

instead of
[them]
[me]
[them]

i think this is due to the timestamp on the 3rd parties phone being a minute or so out.

anyway to fix this ?

Handcent SMS solves the problem. But i'd like to stick with original messaging editor on desire so as far as that is concerned, the problem still persists.
 
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Try this, it worked on my Desire, disable automatic time and set the time one or two minutes slow, back out back to the home screen (you may not even need to go back to the home screen), now go back and enable automatic time, the time should now be correct and the sms order should be fixed on new sms's, till the next time that is.
 
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if someone sends me a message, then i send one back. sometimes my message is displayed before their message on the list?

so.
[me]
[them]
[them]

instead of
[them]
[me]
[them]

i think this is due to the timestamp on the 3rd parties phone being a minute or so out.

anyway to fix this ?
Have exactly the same problem with my Desire S. Very annoying. Seek for solution.
 
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Go to your SETTINGS app. Click on "MORE" and then go to "DATE & TIME." Make sure the box is checked next to "Automatic date and time." Also, "Automatic time zone," should be checked as well. Since their phone is sending a timestamp with the message, if the network times are not synced, your phone will think their texts were sent sooner and order them incorrectly.
 
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