Original iPhone Upgrade to 2.0 - Significantly Reduced Signal Quality

I upgraded my 1st gen iPhone with the official 2.0 update through iTunes on Friday night. Since then, I've noticed that my phone refuses to keep a steady signal. It happens especially when I'm actually trying to use it, such as when surfing the web or talking on the phone. Even at idle, though, I can unlock the phone and watch myself drop from 4 or 5 bars down to 1 or none. The top half of the phone (where I assume the processor is at) also gets ridiculously hot after only a few minutes use. As a result of this, my battery drain has increased significantly.
I took one poster's suggestion and turned off Push data retrieval, but that didn't see to fix anything yet.
Has anyone else experienced this? This phone used to be very reliable in terms of signal quality, as I'm in the NY/NJ area, so coverage isn't a problem.
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Problem solved.
Solution: Create multiple calendars in iCal. Synch will iPhone.
Result: Default calendar settings created in iPhone. Application has multiple calendars.

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