I picked up the phone, and they gave me a number to a service centre who told me they want to charge me for the repair, because it is "broken" and not malfunctioning. They are saying because the usb port is broken it is not a warranty issue...As mentioned in the reply, how many people do you know that have ever broken a USB port on any other electronic device, ever. I plugged mine in three times and it happened, give me a break..no pun intended..