Wrong time stamp on incoming text messages

[FrankF]

For about two weeks now, every text message I receive has a time stamp of 5 hours before it was actually sent. For example, a text sent at 7 p.m. will arrive with a time stamp of 2 p.m.

Hours on the phone with Verizon technical support produced no cure. Attempted remedies included soft resets and *228. The final remedy suggested was a hard reset.

I am not sure that would cure it, and I'd like to avoid doing a hard reset.

Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!

Thanks.

[dangerous]

For about two weeks now, every text message I receive has a time stamp of 5 hours before it was actually sent. For example, a text sent at 7 p.m. will arrive with a time stamp of 2 p.m.

Hours on the phone with Verizon technical support produced no cure. Attempted remedies included soft resets and *228. The final remedy suggested was a hard reset.

I am not sure that would cure it, and I'd like to avoid doing a hard reset.

Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!

Thanks.

I know if you searched there are other threads on this (i know cause i had the same issues).

Do this:
Start
Programs
Clock
Drop Down the World Clock
Select your location Then press done
Then at the world clock screen, SELECT Menu Options

Turn OFF the Automatic System time zone update.
(Auto Time Setting can have Check)
Click DONE

Let me know if that fixes it



edit
PS welcome to the forums

[FrankF]

THank you. I've done what you suggested. As soon as I receive a text message, I'll know if it worked, an I'll let you know.

[dangerous]

THank you. I've done what you suggested. As soon as I receive a text message, I'll know if it worked, an I'll let you know.

You may have to soft reset.

[aadam101]

Mine started doing the same thing about 2 weeks ago.

[FrankF]

Dangerous,

Your cure worked! It worked even without a soft reset.

Thank you so much.

When I get a bit of time, I'll try your suggestion for the Outlook duplicates problem.

Frank

[dangerous]

Dangerous,

Your cure worked! It worked even without a soft reset.

Thank you so much.

When I get a bit of time, I'll try your suggestion for the Outlook duplicates problem.

Frank

I'm glad it worked for you. I think the times that you were actually receiving were GMT times. I don't know why it doesn't work properly, but It's probably because VZW crippled the GPS. (every problem should be blamed on that. )..

[aadam101]

Didn't work for me. Any other ideas?

[dangerous]

Didn't work for me. Any other ideas?

Did you still have messages? try removing all messages, then do a soft reset.

[Red25]

Dangerous,

This cure worked for me as well. Im getting the correct timestamp on my text messages now.


thanks

[dangerous]

Seems my Fix doesn't work with the new ROM that i loaded.

Actual time is 11:03am and it's putting 4:03 am. I'm -7 GMT

but GMT right now is 6:03pm. .. weird stuff

[EnviroSciGuy]

I know if you searched there are other threads on this (i know cause i had the same issues).

Do this:
Start
Programs
Clock
Drop Down the World Clock
Select your location Then press done
Then at the world clock screen, SELECT Menu Options

Turn OFF the Automatic System time zone update.
(Auto Time Setting can have Check)
Click DONE

Let me know if that fixes it



edit
PS welcome to the forums

So I'm having the same problem with the wrong time stamped on incoming text messages. When I try to follow the instructions above and go to Programs, there is no clock program available. I flashed the Rom with one of adrenalynes windows 6.1 versions and perhaps that program was removed. Is there another way to turn off the Automatic System Time Zone Update?

[Jim Lewis]

So I'm having the same problem with the wrong time stamped on incoming text messages. When I try to follow the instructions above and go to Programs, there is no clock program available. I flashed the Rom with one of adrenalynes windows 6.1 versions and perhaps that program was removed. Is there another way to turn off the Automatic System Time Zone Update?

Ah! The Tower of Babel theory on the downfall of the pdaPhoneHome Omnia group. We all started using different cooked ROM's or versions thereof, and now no one was sure any longer that their problem applied to anyone else!

[JonV]

It must have been in another thread or another forum, but the way I learned to fix it was simply to go to Clocks & Alarms (or its equivalent) and change your time zone, close it, then go back and reset it to your real time zone.

[EnviroSciGuy]

Thanks JonV, that minor annoyance is now fixed.

[JonV]

Thanks JonV, that minor annoyance is now fixed.

Great! You're welcome.

[s13konrad08]

It must have been in another thread or another forum, but the way I learned to fix it was simply to go to Clocks & Alarms (or its equivalent) and change your time zone, close it, then go back and reset it to your real time zone.

Worked for me too,thanks JonV