IPhone mail automatically downloads attachments when checking inbox, help ?

Phone consuming massive amounts of data. Noticed when going to inbox attachements are fully downloaded before opening individual mail. Can't turn this off. Apple UK says this is normal. I can't beleive this. I have received mail On a handset for 10 yrs and every model prompted me to download attachments. Never used more than 100mb in a month. With iPhone I'm now using over 50mb per day. This is outrageous as email on the move is a necessity for me however I like to choose what I receive. Feels like I have bought an inkjet printer that takes rippoff cartridges. I've turned off push mail , set download remote images to off, set preview to 2 lines but did not help. If I go to inbox for a few seconds then exit, a while later I hear the message indicator sound , check my inbox again and there are my new messages with full attachments downloaded and waiting. When I open an individual message the attachment opens instantly , proving that it has already been downloaded. Is this normal?if so, please apple release a feature allowing me to choose to receive attachments or not

Thnx for your assistance. You won't beleive this. Option 1 didn't work so before I went the clear device route I had a look at one of my associates iPhone. Turns out it does the same thing. We then checked another handset and same problem. Turns out both of them have been querying Vodacom because of massive data bills since they moved to iPhone. They didn't realize it was their mail attachments causing it until I pointed it out. The're milking us.
Those screenshots you sent , are they from a 3gs running os 3.1.3?
I cannot beleive Apple or Vodacom hasn't picked this up. Under these circumstances it makes the device unusable as a business tool for those who require access to email over mobile networks unless your prepared to throw huge money at a feature other manufacturers provide controls for. (no wonder blackberry has taken the business market here).

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