the only merit in this thread is the use of the misleading title. The OP knew it would cause otherwise disinterested members to read his drivel, rather than just consign yet another pointless whine to the "ignored" corner, where it belongs.. What an evil genius ... If only he would use his superpowers for good! Oh, and with America's record on energy consumption (along with every other natural resource on the planet), I don't think it's too unreasonable for the phone to nag him into removing the charger from the wall socket after use - though admittedly, having it auto-disable this based on GPS/Locale for less 'gas guzzly' countries would be a great enhancement :-) Mods - please change thread title to somethign suitably boring ...