An application I'm currently building (shameless plug - www.quaffic.com) will definitely benefit from this post. If nothing else, I feel affirmed that we're on the right track. From what you're saying, the value of ACRA is huge. That's my big takeaway at this point. I wondered what the normal process was for getting crash reports from users.
Also, what did you end up doing to alleviate your JSONObject problem? JSONSmart?
Also, what did you end up doing to alleviate your JSONObject problem? JSONSmart?