I can`t really understand anything of this volume issue you guys experience.
The headphones bundled with this phone are superior to the iPod/iPhone headset and the call volume and the ringtone volume can be turned up way beyond whats needed.
I easily use my phone as a musicplayer when I use my chainsaw...
Are you guys sure you have listened to your iPod at a reasonable volume? becouse it`s really easy to damage your ears when listening to music through earphones...
...And no one will ever use the internal speaker to listening to music, it`s just a pain no matter phone brand...