Iphone 3G resets when cold

This is my first experience with my iphone 3G and cold weather. When I leave my iphone in my car overnight and try turning it on the next morning it malfunctions. It reverts to the initial setup screen and requests that I sync it with my PC. At this point I can only make emergency calls. To fix the problem, I warm up the phone (to at least 50 degrees) and press the home + on/off buttons to do a reset. After that all is well.
Considering this is a hardware issue i doubt there is a fix just short of a recall that apple can perform.
Apple still hasn't released a software fix for the pixelated photos issue when saving images to the camera roll from email. I'm feeling neglected.

Wish I had checked the specs before I bought my phone! I have only experienced the problem of the camera freezing up when it's cold out, but here in New York, it has gone for 8 or 9 days in a row without getting above freezing even in the daytime. I can usually get in about 3 or 4 pics before it stops working.
For anyone else experiencing this problem, it seems to go right back to normal operation if you warm it up quickly, rather than letting it stay cold for a long time.
I've developed the habit of keeping it in an inside pocket of my coat, and it works again just fine once it warms up just by turning it off and on again. Of course, then it freezes up again within a few minutes outside, but it does seem to start back up again every time.

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