Android allows background processes and services to run at startup. Just because you are not actively using the application does not mean that it is not running and using the network.
I recently went on an international trip with my G1. I didn’t plan on making any calls and didn’t want any charges, so I kept my phone in airplane mode. This completely turns off the radio so no data could possibly be used. Of course, if your are like the guy who had problems and plan on using the voice part of your phone but not the data, this doesn’t really help much.
And how do you know it is fugly? Based on old pictures of a prototype? Do you always make decisions on unreleased products by looking at blurry camera phone pictures of pre-production prototypes that may or may not look anything like the final product?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
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