As I charge up my Desire both at home and work I thought I would check out using the short USB cable from my previous phone --- a Nokia 6303i Classic. It works perfectly and because it is so short (about 12 cm) it is tidy to use plugged into the USB port on my work computer. The longer cable which came with the Desire I use at home either plugged into the PC or more likely into the wall plug adaptor. The longer cable works better here as the power point is close to the floor.


