problem in implementing states using referance time from boot

while (1) {
        delay(2);
        timeFromBoot();
        if (state == 1) {
            refTime = time;
            checkStart();
            if (checkStartsuccess == 1) {
                printToArduino("I am in state 1\n");
                nextState();
            } else {
                   while ((checkStartsuccess != 1) || (time - refTime) > 10) {
                    timeFromBoot();
                    checkStart();
                }
            }
            delay(40);
        }

        if (state == 2) {
            checkNetwork();
            while (checkNetworksuccess != 1) {
                //                if (timeFromBoot() - refTime > 30) {
                //                    state = 2;
                //                    break;
                //                }
            }
            printToArduino("I am in state 2\n");
            delay(80);
            nextState();
        }
        if (state == 3) {
            checkGprsCon();
            while (checkGprssuccess != 1) {
                //                if (timeFromBoot() - refTime > 30) {
                //                    state = 3;
                //                    break;
                //                }
            }
            printToArduino("I am in state 3!!\n");
            delay(80);
            nextState();
        }

        state = 1;

    }

while ((checkStartsuccess != 1) || (time - refTime) > 10) {
                    timeFromBoot();
                    checkStart();
                }