@Anonymous Coward + Jamie Hylton
You mean I am meant to take it out of the box before trying to make a call? :o
Yes, my hearing is fine. Yes, I removed the box/plastic. And yes, perhaps I should be more explicit to head off such comments :-)
Don't you think the staff where I bought my iPhone would want to check it out for themselves before suggesting a replacemetn? I'm not the only one to encounter this problem :-) ...
[http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=233517]
... it seemed to be a problem with earlier generations too.
Maybe your average iPhone user has exceptional hearing, or tend to use their headphones more...