N70 v5.0638.3.0.1 battery life reduced issue

I updated to v5.0638.3.0.1, and it seems like a BIG ISSUE of this FW release is that the battery drains a lot faster.
for example, fully charged my phone saturday morning, used it for 4-5 SMS, 4-5 minutes of 3G Mobile Internet, maybe 5 minutes of calls, and on sunday morning, the phone battery indicator had 2 lines...
also, other N70 users with last FW have complained that the battery life has been reduced since they updated to v5.0638.3.0.1 . So please, Nokia, do something about this issue, it's very important.
Users with N70 v5.0638.3.0.1, please report here if you feel like your battery life has been reduced.
Previous phones: 3330, 3410, 3510i, 3200, 6230, Nokia N70, Nokia N73, Nokia N82, Nokia 5500 Sport & Nokia N97
Current: Nokia N900

is this not an important issue ?
Previous phones: 3330, 3410, 3510i, 3200, 6230, Nokia N70, Nokia N73, Nokia N82, Nokia 5500 Sport & Nokia N97
Current: Nokia N900

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