You guys should try any of the custom 3.3 roms by Colonel, Saridnour, etc. Their customs deal with a lot of issues including the ones you guys are talking about. I had that rom so long ago and cant remember any of the issues it really had apart from pic & vid hang and a few others. Also helmi_c's rom was basic like it came from a wireless provider and that was just to see if it would work on the apache. The custom ones have taken into account the kind of speed needed, registry tweaks and hacks, programs that should have been installed with the apache that we install after hard resets have been installed in the rom itself. Indulge in one of these and you can maybe get your voice heard in getting the kind of customization that you would like on your ppc.
Dont be afraid to take the next step, You are already there.
