Cannot hear the RING when on desk

[hindibuff]

hi,

I have this problem with this phone (Sprint version) and I can't find any threads discussing this. So I am going start one.

When the phone is laying down flat on a surface (leather couch especially), the speaker is completely muffled because of the material under it and when it rings, it is not loud enough for me to hear it.

It is the weirdest design flaw I can think of. Four small knubs on each corner would have fixed it as that would raise the phone ever so slightly so the speaker can "breathe".

Anyone else experiencing this annoyance?

On top, there are no cradles yet to stand the phone in, and the phone is not very stable when you stand it up. So weird.