Lot of issues listed in that thread...most of which I've read about previously. My concern, since getting it in Nov. was that call volume was too low, on both the earpiece and speaker...varying levels may or may not be another issue, but again, even at "max", I feel it could be louder.

I've also read about the speaker possibly being located towards the bottom of the screen. I would have taken the phone apart "again" (following my USB port coming detached) to confirm the driver location, but I didn't want to risk having the slider mechanism not be flush again. However if the opening is merely a channel, couldn't hurt to open it up.

FWIW, there is metal mesh underneath the black fabric that is visible at the bottom of the opening.

For you guys getting earwax in the earpiece...wow. I'd find that hard to do. May I suggest: