The ios 6 upgrade to my iPhone 4. . .

...seemed to slow down performance of the phone itself. My phone was faster before the upgrade. Also, the changes to Contacts GROUPS is kinda crappy too, as one must now go through multiple steps to view a particular group. My whole list is organized with GROUPS and the previous system had it just right.
The new OSI also dropped the refresh button in email and I had to hunt around for hours before I figured out how to refresh my inbox. The update led me to believe that SIRI would be installed, so that's why I agreed to update - - - I wanted to check it out, not that I really cared about it!
Overall, I'm really not too sure that this upgrade is a good thing. I think the "code boys" need to go back to the drawing board.
Is anyone else having issues with the upgrade and do you think upgrading to IOS 6 was worth the effort?
PS: The upgrade trashed my son's iPod g4, as it is now no longer stable and crashes frequently, especially with the App Store seach function.

For the flash that goes off when the phone rings check to make sure LED Flash for Alerts isn't on.
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Also, try doing a restore of the device and see if your problems are corrected, if not try setting up the device as new and then sync your information back, there may be some corruption on the backup or installation currently on your device.
How to backup and setup as a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
Although time consuming and a genearl pain in the butt, the setup as new is generally the last troubleshooting option and usually corrects the issues that people are having. People are just so darn against doing it and would rather suffer and complain then try to fix it.

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Altered from original solution from Emily P:
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