2.0 software on original iPhone - Nightmare

Any of you having any or all of these same problems now that you have 2.0 software?
1) Getting a text message, clicking "Reply" and watching it sit, blank, on the screen, indefinitely, because it simply never loads the texts now?
2) Getting a text message, clicking "Reply" and watching it sit, blank, on the screen until you get angry and start pressing buttons, THEN it appears?
3) Waiting upwards of 5 to 10 seconds just for the "Notes" feature to allow you to do ANYTHING like type on it, or edit it?
4) Using the Maps feature, clicking things, not responding, clicking again with your finger, waiting 5 to 7 seconds for things to respond?
5) Trying to type, and something is just plain different. It doesnt flow as smoothly. It doesnt spell words correctly as often. It makes stupid mistakes and actually suggests NON words as you type. I used to be able to type the "F" word and now I get "rich" every time instead, or "fuch" which isnt even a word! Is it?
6) Having to stretch just a little farther when you type because they spaced the keyboard keys a little further apart for all those people with fat fingers who complained...
7) Trying to bring up your contacts, and immediately start scrolling, but you cant. Just simply cant. For 1 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, then l...okay now you can scroll ... and by that time you've already tried to scroll to "P" but kept trying and so it ends up on "Z" instead because it remembers all your finger actions while it was FROZEN?
This is crap. Nightmare. This thing has been downgraded in my opinion. If the original iPhone shipped like this, people would have complained to high heaven. Maybe this is their way of getting us to buy another phone (3G) with the "faster processor". Upsell technique?
Is anyone else having these problems? Any solutions you've found?
Thank you!

Yea, I had the same problems. There are MANY threads on here listing the exact same problems. I took mine to the Apple Store and exchanged it for a new one with 1.1.4 installed. If the Original iPhone shipped like this they would have had a hard time selling them as the user experience is terrible.
Hopefully an update will be released soon to alleviate these problems...until then I'm sticking to 1.1.4. (and even if they do release an update I am waiting to see how it is received before I guinea pig it again)
The saddest part is that your backup is now in 2.0 so if you exchange your iPhone you will have to start all over as new. None of your "Notes", SMS's, Weather locations, Stocks, Bookmarked YouTube videos, Home screen shortcuts, Google Maps bookmarks ,email accounts or photo's will be saved. I suggest backing up the photos you took with your iPhone using iPhoto (or Windows Explorer) and writing down any important notes on, God forbid, paper. Everything else will have to be redone. Oh also make sure you sync your music purchased on the iPhone back to your computer (which it usually does by default) or you'll lose those too.
Terrible, terrible state of affairs this update has been. I just wish I knew why some people do NOT have, or seem to have problems. I ran the official update and used the restore feature several times but nothing worked. Maybe they just don't use the features enough to notice the difference but I use mine every day and, as I am quite the proficient iPhone typist, I noticed it almost immediately and it drove me crazy.
I feel your pain!

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