IPhone 3GS and Store Security Alarms..

i've noticed that ONLY when I carry my iPhone 3GS I will set off the store alarm when entering or leaving a store.. I thought I was crazy, but i've done the test.. and ONLY when I walk through the door with the iPhone does it set off the alarm. without it im fine, and no problems... i'm starting to feel like a criminal every time I enter/leave a store and get pulled aside.. anyone else having this problem with their iPhone 3GS? i'm assuming it is because of the magnet inside the iphone's compass, but not sure if mine is an isolated case or not.. anyone else? or am I alone with this issue?

I received my new 3GS from Orange in the UK 5 days ago and went Christmas shopping yesterday - the phone set off the security alarms in three different stores. We ascertained it was the phone at the last store, where the store assistant took it through security herself. I've spoken to Apple 2nd level support today and they say this is a very rare but not unknown occurrence and will offer a swap-out if required.
Before confirming that this is what I'd like I agreed to do some more 'testing' at a fourth store today. The problem happens in all modes of operation: wi-fi on/off, bluetooth on/off, 3G on/off, Location services on/off. The only time it didn't trigger the alarm was with airplane mode set to ON. As this mode effectively kills all communication services I was not surprised at this.
Apple acknowledge that I shouldn't have to use such a workaround and should be able to enjoy all features of the phone, hence the offer to swap-out, which it looks like I will now be taking up (although I have given Apple 2nd tier support '3 days grace' to liaise further with their engineers).
If the replacement suffers from the same problem then there is clearly something more fundamental than a rogue phone, and I'll report back here.

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