Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider)

For those of you interested in a phone with a loud earpiece volume, go for the LG VX4400 or VX6000, which is much louder than the SE47. I tested one out at the Verizon store today, and found most ringers are pretty loud, but didn't find the earpiece volume at loudest volume level to be anywhere near as loud as the two LG phones. My wife is hearing impaired, and I am sure that she'll find the LG phones superior to her needs. For everyone else, you'll have to decide how loud you like your phones. As for vibrate mode, I didn't check that out yet. Also don't like the fact that volume level for earpiece can only be increased or decreased while speaking to someone, as there are no side buttons on the SE47.