HTC Checkin Service (or: how to drain a battery)

[obe]

Hey all,

I've noticed that there's a service that is always running: "HTC Checkin Service / Sync Feeds / Android ...".

It constantly takes at least 13% CPU. I've seen it get to 40% and it's not rare to find it at over 20%.

1. What is it?
2. How do I get rid of it? I tried to kill it but it doesn't die (or just immediately comes back)

I googled for it for a while and saw that I was not the only one who had noticed it, but couldn't find an answer for what it was or how to get rid of it.

Any help will be appreciated

 

[MitchNY]

I have the same problem and it takes from 4 to 13% cpu

 

[wmtoandroid]

Did you ever solve this mystery? My HTC Legend just started with the "HTC Checkin Service" cpu issue today and I've found no answers. The constant 10-15% cpu usage is killing my battery fast.