the birdhouse in my soul

Yes, my phone has a "death grip". No, it's not a v4 iPhone, it's a Nokia E71. But the comforting thing is, Nokia documented it in the manual all along (page 16/17). That indicates that they knew this while designing the phone. That figures, because covering/connecting both antenna areas would require a very awkward grip. Whereas the reaction Apple displayed recently has a distinct "Oh f*ck, we forgot about that" feel to it.

Lots of people seem to experience freezes of Nokia Sports Tracker on their E71 smartphone. Google easily finds articles suggesting a workaround: "don't leave Nokia Sports Tracker in the foreground". However, that doesn't help. What does help, is setting the access point to "None" in the Nokia Sports Tracker settings. The program doesn't like an inaccessible access point in its preferences.