Ridiculous. I bet the average user is experiencing this problem and doesn't even know it, or they simply choose not to lodge a complaint.
This is the most heavily trafficked thread at present. That's a pretty good indicator that this is widespread. especially if you view the number of people who have posted here as a representative sampling. This is an epidemic.
I, for one, will not stop complaining until this is remedied. That means another call to tier 3 tomorrow. Yay!