IPhone "rejects" Universal Dock?!

Hi all
Lately when I dock my iPhone in the Universal Dock,
A) The dock in chime will not sound
B) A pop up message says This Accessory is not for the iPhone, something like that
C) At times will ask me if I want to switch to Airplane mode
Because of this, the phone stays silent in the Dock, I can't hear my SMS or
my morn alarms
And it's getting very frequent
Any idea? Thanks

Hi
Can the bent pin or damage occur with the phone? 'Cause I have 4 Universal Docks at home and each of them has the same messages and problem.
But plugging the Universal Dock to a power supply will always have no problem.
I notice this problem ever since I upgrade to Snow Leopard:
- Sometimes the "error & rejection" messages will not appear
- But there will not be the 'Dock In' Chime, hence the phone will be silence if there is a SMS or alarm
Thanks

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