IPhone 3GS acting strange

I have an iPhone 3GS and several things have been happening. When typing the clicking sound randomly turns on and off. Also I can not turn the iPhone off. When I try, it just restarts. Also it will say something like this charging device is not compatible with this accessory yet nothing is attached to the phone! Sometimes when typing the keys don't keep up with me.
Also, I do not receive sound when a text message is received. I cannot adjust the volume with the buttons on the side of the phone. The ringer box comes up but nothing happens when I press the buttons on the side of the phone.
I have noticed that the iPhone does freeze from time to time or unexpectingly end an app. I did upgrade to iOS 5. I'm not sure what is going on. Please help. I've checked my settings and everything seems normal. All these problems just happened in one day!

Can you please think back to whether the issues started as soon as you upgraded to iOS 5?
I just updated my 3GS to iOS 5 and have experienced some of the problems you mentioned.
-my volume buttons no longer work
-no unoock sound
-no lock sound
-no sound from videos
-no keypad clicks
The problems ALL started as soon as I upgraded to iOS 5. I started a thread on it, see the link below:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17016926#17016926

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