Originally Posted by Unwritten:
“You can still use the phone. The only thing you can't do is access the content on the memory card via the phone as you have to do that via the PC when the phone's plugged in.”
When you plug in the USB cable to a pc, it immediately starts charging (yes it is slower than the mains cable, but it works ok) then you get the option for "Phone mode" or "File Transfer Mode"
"Phone Mode" means you can use of the phone as normal (texts, calls etc still work) but without access to the memory card
"File Transfer Mode" means when the phone is treated like an external hard drive and will appear in My Computer as another drive letter (e.g. "F:"). In File Transfer mode you cannot use the phone or text functions, it is just a data drive.
Hope this helps!
ps - this phone is the absolute business, I love mine (can't wait for the Nokia N95 though!)