probably because I live in a ****hole town, I don't have the problem the others seem to have. Like the Ronco® Food Dehydrator, I've been able to "set it and forget it" with my iTrip. I've found a station that works well with little interference, and haven't had to change it in quite a long time. I agree the process is a bit involved, but it keeps the outside of the iTrip clean and clutter-free, which is the overall purpose of the thing - to reduce clutter. There are other options to use - Belkin offers one, but for some reason they have a short cord hanging out of theirs which, to me at least, defeats the purpose. AFAICT this update just adds 87.7 to the pickable stations, but I'm sure there's a bug fix in there somewhere. Griffin even goes so far as to say that if your iTrip is working fine, there is no need for the update.