Pdf forms shows field in blank on Ipad/Iphone

We work a lot with PDF forms (FDF) (we already have near 10000 documents in PDF forms format) We can see the PDF with all the field filled in PC or MAC but when we try to see it in IPAD or Iphone all the field shows in blank....
I have tried almost all the top rated PDF reader that I found in AppStore and no one works.
Some of the supports told me that may be a bug in the IOS because they use the apple framework to read the PDF.
The forms were created with Adobe Acrobat 8.0.
By the way, it works perfect in Android too (with Adobe Reader).
Am I the only one with this problem?
Will the IOS 5 fix this problem?
Please, I need a solution....
Thanks
Carlos

Try a different PDF reader for your iPhone from the app store. The OEM plugin to read the pdf's may not be able to read form fields. It's worth a shot.
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