Non Working 13 Character WEP Passwords

I tried connecting my iPhone to my Wi-Fi network, that currently uses a 13 character password for its 128 bit WEP security. However, the phone keeps saying the password is incorrect, despite the fact that I have entered it correctly. I changed the password to a 3 then an 8 character one (While calling Apple Support) and the iPhone works fine with both of them. I changed it back and the 13 character one and it still won't take. Either the phone says "Incorrect Password" or that it could not log onto the network. I'm using an AirPort Express. Any suggestions would help, thanks!
PowerMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   Single processor 1.6 Ghz
PowerMac G5 Tower   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   Single processor 1.6 Ghz

I had problems that I posted in another thread where it wouldn't take my password in VPN, Mail, or on Web pages that authenticate. I had the character @ in my password. I changed my password to include only numbers and letters and it worked find after that! Does your password contain any special characters?
There's also been an issue since iPhone came out that wasn't fixed by the 1.1.1 update today. My IMAP display name is set to "Lastname, Firstname". The comma in the display name is causes it to display incorrectly in Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, and Outlook Web Access running on Exchange 2003. Everything after the comma is ignored. Other clients seem to work okay. I blame iPhone, however, since it only happens with e-mails sent from iPhone.

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