IOS 5 / bluetooth and tethering

Since my upgrade to IOS 5 the wireless functions have become unstable
1) When I use blue tooth with my car, the phone just disconnects after about 30 minutes, then the phone will crash about 30 minutes later
2) When I turn on wifi hotspot tethering my computer can not discover the wifi network. If I update the password, the hotspot is then visible until I turn it on an off again.
I used both of these features daily under ios 4 and it worked fine.
This is an iphone 4 not a 4S
Has anyone else had issues since upgrading to IOS 5 on and iphone 4?

Please stop bumping, it is rude.
WiFi is the faster and stronger connection with more range and far less susceptibility to interference. I would go that route and forget about BT.

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