European volume limit gone?

[peterja]

There's no apparent difference in volume between US iPod Classic and iPhone 3G, is the "French volume limit" finally gone?

 

[russellelly]

It's much louder than my iPod Touch. I'd say the iPhone on just under half is equivalent to the iPod Touch on full. So yes, seems to be gone

 

[frosse]

Wonder how thats possible since its under European regulation to have this limit. Maybe it only applies to pure music players, eg not phones.

 

[eggplant]

Yeah, my original european iPhone didn't have a limit and was much louder than my iPod, the 3G iPhone is roughly the same so maybe this limit is for music players not phones.

 

[156457]

The volume limit on iPods is absolutely ridiculous, on a plane it is near impossible to hear anything.

I bought some in-ear headphones for £8 off of Amazon and this seems to do the trick, it hurts my ears on about 3 quarters full.