Hey dude! I really know how it feels buy something in another country and dont get applied for guarantee when necessary, im from ecuador and if my n900 loose the mini-usb it a doom for me! but i was really informed about this problems because I RESEARCH all kind of things abouts pros-cons in the N900, and now i only charge my N900 with a modified charger conector, the two grimps in charger conector that cause the loose of the internal micro-usb i bended and now ny charge conector get in aand out easylly and without push anything, its a rudimentary solution but it works