This question isn't specific to the Droid X.

I am currently in the UK and can't use my X to make calls but I can stilll use it to get email and internet access through a wifi network. I can also still access my audible books and other apps of course.

I have a loaner Global Blackberry from Verizon to use as a phone. It came with a convertible plug and adapters that allow you to plug the phone into British power outlets. Unfortunately it is for a mini-USB device and the X is a micro-USB so I can't use the same charger to charge the X while in England. I was not able to find a similar set of plugs to use with a micro-USB device.

My question is, if I get a plug in England with a micro-USB connector, is it safe to use it with my Droid X -- or do I need a special plug that will convert the different voltage? I think it would be okay since the power has to be converted to work with the device's battery anyway -- and I would assume the batteries are the same -- but I just want to be certain.

 

Yes AC is 240 volts in England.
Thanks, I'll look for a charger here.

 

No, I didn't have a plug adapter - I wasn't sure what I needed while I was looking for one in the States and the adapters I saw were very expensive - around $40. I didn't know whether I had to get an actual power converter. The charger that came with the loaner Global Blackberry has a special plug which you can slide one plug off and put another one on.

But I found an electronics store on Oxford Street and bought an adapter - the type you're referring to - and can just plug in my standard charger into the adapter, which then plugs into the wall socket.

I tried charging it through the computer USB port - it took forever and every time the computer went to sleep, it would stop charging. After an hour or two it was still only at 50%, and I somehow managed to drain it almost immediately - I have no idea how because I hardly used it. But the next time I tried to turn it on, it was already completely dead.