[tvandyck7]

I would think that if the native SMS is doing it as well, it is not really an issue with Handcent. All of my contacts have area codes included because there are so many with different area codes. You probably need to add in specific area codes to your contacts to fix the problem. If this has already been done, maybe try removing and reinstalling Handcent. I have never had this problem and I have used Hancent since I got my phone.