Cannot turn off iMessage in IOS 5.1 with Iphone Configuration Utility 3.5

Summary:
When phones are upgraded to the new iOS 5.1 and if they either have a iPhone Configuration Utility (IPCU) template already in stalled or if you install a new one there is no way to successfully turn off iMessage. Used to work with iOS 5.0 by using IPCU and turning off 'Allow Facetime' and the end-user would no longer have facetime OR iMessage. Do the same in the IPCU and apply it to a iOS 5.1 device and the iMessage will still work and FaceTime. Take a 5.0 phone with the template already in stalled where iMessge and FaceTime do not work...then upgrade phone to iOS 5.1 and the iMessage comes back!
Steps to Reproduce:
Create a template in (unsigned) in IPCU and turn off 'Allow FaceTime'. Apply this template through the use of the IPCU to an iPhone with iOS 5.1. iMessage will NOT be disabled.
OR
Create a template in (unsigned) in IPCU and turn off 'Allow FaceTime'. Apply this template through the use of the IPCU to an iPhone with iOS 5.0. Then confirm iMessage is gone (not working or available) then upgrade teh iPhone to iOS 5.1 and you will see iMessage will NOT be disabled and is in proper working condition.
Expected Results:
By turning off the 'Allow FaceTime' in the IPCU this will and has in the past disabled and removed the FaceTime and iMessage Apps.
Actual Results:
By turning off the 'Allow FaceTime' feature in IPCU and loading it onto an iOS 5.1 iPhone the iMessge and FaceTime Apps still are there and work.
Regression:
We have been able to test and get the same results on the iPhone 4 and 4S for iOS 5.0 (works as promised) and then once upgraded to iOS 5.1 (doesn't work as promised)
We have tried using IPCU 3.4 and 3.5 FYI.
Anyone else see this issue?

This seems to be working for me now but will keep monitoring it the next couple of times I use it to make sure its not a one time thing

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