Microphone and ringer volume

I have a love/hate relationship with my iphone. I'm wondering if upgrading to the G3 would help, or if there are other workarounds for me.
1) Since I've bought it, people on the other end have a hard time hearing me. They say it sounds like I'm in a tunnel. I do not have a shell case on the phone, or my hand over the microphone. It's not dirty.
When I use the Apple microphone on the headset, it's a little better, but not a huge improvement. I did get sound quailty with some $$$ headset my husband got me, but of course, I promptly lost them.
2) The ringer, even cranked up with an obnoxious ringtone, is way too quiet. If the phone is in my jacket pocket, or more then 15 feet away I will never hear it. In contrast, my husband's el-cheapo free cell phone rings and I can hear it through my whole home.
So:
Will the g3 address any of the above issues I'm having?
I know I can try to buy another headphone w/mic to address the call issue. I'm just not sure which one to pick. The gift headphones besides being expensive, where in-ear and I had fit issues with them. Any reasonably priced headphones with a decent mic out there?

lunastrixae wrote:
1) Since I've bought it, people on the other end have a hard time hearing me. They say it sounds like I'm in a tunnel. I do not have a shell case on the phone, or my hand over the microphone. It's not dirty.
If your phone is still under warranty, I'd make an appointment at the Genius Bar.
2) The ringer, even cranked up with an obnoxious ringtone, is way too quiet. If the phone is in my jacket pocket, or more then 15 feet away I will never hear it. In contrast, my husband's el-cheapo free cell phone rings and I can hear it through my whole home.
I find the audible rings to be very loud on the iPhone. If you're having problems hearing them, you may have a defective phone.

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