IPhone rattles when on vibrate

love the new iPhone 3G, but whenever I put the phone on vibrate I get this horrible rattling sound. I doubt a restore will fix it. It only seems to happen when the phone is up vertically, laying it down it's fine.
Any ideas on what to do? I can't take it back yet as the UK is practically out of stock.

Yea. Mine does too. This is the 3rd time I've gotten a deffective iPhone. I'm afraid to go back to the store and tell them this one's broken too. And they all have been something differen't which is so wierd. I'm gonna call applecare and see what they can do

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