iPhone Ringer Volume Compared to Your Old Phone

Hi all,

OK, I've read many of the other iPhone volume posts here. However, this question is simple:

I want to know how the RINGER VOLUME on your iPhone compares to the ringer volume on your old phone. This means the phone itself, with nothing else attached.

I don't want to hear about what the volume sounds like in your earpiece (Bluetooth or wired). I don't want to hear what the speakerphone volume is when playing music in the iPod mode. Etc, etc, etc. All I want to know is how your ringer volume sounds.

For me, my first generation RAZR was TWICE as loud as my iPhone ringer when both were maxed out. I've listened to over 10 different iPhones and they were all pretty much the same in terms of ringer volume level.

When I was in the Apple store today, there is no way that anyone could have heard their iPhone ring if it wasn't on vibrate, if they didn't have an earpiece in or if they weren't holding the phone right next to their ear. What good is a phone if you can't hear it ring? It is like having an iMac without electricity.

On a scale of 0-10, with 0 being silent and 10 being so loud that most people would never use this setting, the iPhone on maximum volume to me ranks about a 5 on that scale. Thus meaning that it is barely acceptable audibly even at max volume.

So does anyone here actually think your iPhone has a louder ringer than your old phone?

Please say what model your previous phone was and approximately how old it was. Then state how the ringer volume on that phone compares with your iPhone.

Thanks.