IOS 5.0.1 bluetooth broken

Following an over the air update of my iPhone 4S to v5.0.1 bluetooth will no longer connect to my Nuvi 350, Jabra Halo, or Jawbone. Bad news. I suppose I can send any ticket I get for not using a hands free while driving to Apple for prompt remuneration.

Please excuse my exasperation. Following the upgrade to iOS v5.0.1 I could not complete a pairing to any of my bluetooth devices. Previous to v5.0.1 they had been automatically pairing when in range of my iPhone 4S.
I had read many reports of this that were titled as specific to various models of bluetooth device. I thought it would be helpful to start a more generic thread.
I've done a hard reboot of the 4S which did not resolve the problem. I also deleted the connection entry on the iPhone and retried which did not resolve the problem.
However; then I did the next obvious step (which was not obvious to me immediately) and forced the Nuvi to forget/drop the connection for the 4S and the Nuvi has reconnected. Will also try on the other devices.
Forgive me for annoying you.
Alex

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c) internet tethering with a computer
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Bluetooth broken? I have a fix.

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