Can hear visual voicemail without speaker or headphone

Hi!
I just noticed that, once I turn on the playback of a recorded message in visual voicemail without having headphones attached to the phone, I can hear that message very quietly even though the speaker is not turned on.
The sound seems to come out of the top of the unit, not the bottom where the speaker is placed. Does anybody else encounter this behavior?

Well Voice mail plays by default through the earpiece (hold it to your ear to listen). Just like any other phone when you call into voice mail. Being local visual voice mail is no different. If you activate Speaker Phone then it will play from speaker.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5180
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From your post I understand you're not getting any audio output from your speakers when you're playing games. Follow the steps below to resolve the issue:
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