N95 8GB + Firmware Upgrade + Wireless LAN = Crash!

I recently upgraded to newest firmware. Now using wifi causes occasional crashes.
I use the browser and it works for a while, but sometimes a page will not load (the progress bar will just keep slowly moving). So I stop it and exit the browser. On the main screen It still shows I'm connected. However if I select my connection it doesn't show the 'disconnect' option. If I select 'search for wlan' it just crashes (well not a complete crash: I can get into menus and some applications work but the main screen is messed up and I can't make calls).
I basically have to turn the phone off and on again.
I set wireless settings to default. Also I have removed my saved wireless networks and connected from scratch. I have tried both WPA and open authentication (on two different routers). One sure way to make it crash is trying to login at hotmail.com but it happens to many sites.
Everything worked fine with my old firmware (v20.X?, I can't remember).
Currently this is what I have: V 31.2.008 RM-421
I really don't want to downgrade my firmware or reset all the settings.
Will a fix be coming out soon? I thought this would be a common problem but I couldn't find any fix out there.
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Message Edited by frostinide on 25-Jul-2009 07:10 AM

I can connect to a WLAN network and use the WLAN connection for a few minutes. Within 5 minutes of initiating the connection, the connection stops working. The WLAN icon still appears in the upper right corner of the Standby screen, the WLAN section below the Calendar entries in the middle of the Standby screen says I am connected to the Wireless Access Point and Connection Manager shows the WLAN access point as still being connected. Even if I completely power off the Wireless Access Point and leave it off, the WLAN icon never leaves the Standby screen and Connection Manager says I am conencted, even though I am obviously not. This state of the handset thinking it is connected, but not actually being connected causes the battery to drain rapidly, not to mention no access to the network. Any attempt to disconnect the connection via the Connection Manager will cause the phone to become unstable and lock up. Only a battery pull will restore access to the handset. I have access to and have tested this on various models of access point including Linksys WAP4400N, Cisco Aironet 1131AG, Cisco Aironet AP-1220B Netgear WGR614v6 and Qwest GT701-WG and the results are the same. I have tried various channels and both 802.11B and 802.11G and the result is the same. I have tested various security settings including no security, WEP, WPA1 and WPA2 and the result is the same. I have tried resetting the phone to factory defaults via Settings in the menu. I have tried resetting with *#7370# and not restoring from a backup. I reconfigured the phone from scratch. I have tried resetting via powering on the phone while holding * + TALK + 3, again reconfiguring from scratch. I tried reinstalling the firmware via Nokia PC Suite, again reconfiguring from scratch (I have no idea why, but after I reinstalled the firmware, the reinstall firmware option is now gone from Nokis Software Updater. I can't reinstall this version ever again apparently). I can duplicate this issue after a fresh reinstall with no applications installed and all settings at factory defaults. This is obviously a problem with the firmware. I sent my under warranty phone in for repair. We'll see what they say.

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