I just wanted to inform that the microphone sucks.  Especially when
using it with the speakerphone.  With my previous phone, a Razr V3,
which is about 2 years old, I could put the phone down on the desk and
be heard even if talking away from the phone.  With the Dash, even
when holding the phone to my ear, I have to make sure I am angling the
microphone to my mouth.  Is it really this bad, or do I have a faulty
phone?

The microphone on the Dash is a pinhole.  The microphone on the Razr
is made up of 7 slashes.