@dogcow: ok. doing what? just curious

digitalhen

So, does this pretty much put the kibosh on sites like Hulu? Any idea how much you download watching a typical half hour on there?

SportsCentre

There, iPhone and AT&T doesn't seem as bad is it used to right?

jim82488

This is titled to only affect 3G. As long as I still get unlimited Internet access on EDGE, I'm fine. It's not really "slow" after you get used to it.

Rolcol

That's crazy 1gb? I mean cmon they have to be able to support more than that, I mean what's up? Can the workers at t-mobile not download their gay porn fast enough if everyone is using more than 1gb? jeezus

danatoth

@digitalhen:
I use about 700-800MB a week with my iPhone 3G.

dogcow

@Odd_Thomas: Bullshit.

unkpku is hating new comments

I was psyched all day on this device/new initiative from TMob and its quickly fading.

1Gb cap is unacceptable. $179 is for NEW customers. Being and old, paying, trusted, loyal customer, I pay $299 with the same 2 year terms. And $35 is for sure a step up as Mr. Black mentioned, as I am on a similar plan (unlimited family text and data)

I knew it was too good to be true.

sototallycarl

@Odd_Thomas: That'll be great when the Touch HD comes out on Sprint, right? Glad I didn't succumb to AT&T and give up my SERO plan. That $150 discount should hit next spring, and I'll have my Touch HD then.

lankysob

Someone cue the muffled trumpet.

Whaaawhaaaaaa

ripfire

Emailing and occasional web surfing should end up less than 1GB/month. Tethering however, will blow that wide open.

Gibberish

I spoke to a Sprint associate at a store who told me that sprint does not keep track of the 5gb limit and will not take action against you if you infact go over.

Odd_Thomas

This makes AT&T and Verizon's 5GB cap very generous. Also, keep in mind that other countries have even less cap than 1GB for most plans.

solgae1784

Currently I pay $29.99 for Total Internet & Family messaging...so this ends up being $35, just for me, with severely limited internet? It seems T-mobile is taking pricing cues from AT&T, and not for the better!

Mr. Black aka Thomas @ Sanctuary93.com

Deal breaker...oh well.

Ken_Darrow

Better be billing me by the hour

Tweak

hehe...haha...hahahaha...HAHAHAHA! AHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

daftrok

it does seem a little tight, but how many people really go over 1gb?

digitalhen

@sototallycarl: Untrue, I've been a T-mobile customer for years and just pre-ordered for $179 (plus some obnoxious upgrade fee + tax). The total came to $214 and change.

ghackett

I have never been looking so forward to something tech to only end up totally disliking it in a single day as I have with the G1. Not cool.

Husar

@digitalhen:

My usage is mostly Pandora and youtube.

xcharliemx

this is a dealbreaker if enforced.

ronnsprocket

@digitalhen: For me? Tethering my phone to my laptop when I have to work on the go. I can easily kick out over a gig in a week.

ViperBorg

Ah you mean the new T-Mobile Andriod deal isnt all its cracked up to be?

There are no free lunches.

Oh an i will gladly eat my words when they can really run andriod seamlessly on the many hardware platforms.

This will fail.....it will be great for the true power users and those willing the screw with it. For the vast majority of people Andriod will be nothing but FAIL.

Thats my prediction....lets see whos right!

bud-strange

Man, these company's are killing me with these caps. I have a sidekick LX and I get unlimited email and text for $20 a month, its EDGE but it goes pretty fast. If they eventually release an OTA that enables 3G and we have to change our data plans, I will not be installing the update, haha.

Wicked1

@sototallycarl: I just checked what it would be for me to upgrade my phone. $299 plus tax. I don't know if its because they haven't updated yet or what. But it's bullshit

Tweak

Guess that kills my HD porn habit.

*sigh*

Slippy-

Nice job Google and T-Mobile. You build all this hype about the next generation of smartphones, applications from and for the masses, and then you smack a cap on it like this, in the fine print no less. Way to launch a "groundbreaking" and "revolutionary" product.

"Hey, our new 3G network is wicked fast, like the Autobahn. Oh, except if you go 100 miles per hour for more than 10 miles in a month, we'll slap you down to the right hand lane where you'll be stuck behind grandma going 45 mph with her left hand turn signal perpetually on."

EBone

@Sean Robertson: BTW, I am on T-Mobile (refuse to switch to AT&T).

Sean Robertson

I've had my iPhone for six months now and I've only transfered a grand total of 480MB, and I use the heck out of my iPhone. If you're transfering over a GB a month, maybe it's time to save the porn for when you're on wifi. ;-)

Sean Robertson

Bye Bye T mobo I stayed with you till today waiting for good news, Tomorrow I will be long gone with ATT and my new iPhone.

Benitocarmona

I wonder if this cap applies to people who may or may not be using an unlocked 1st Gen iPhone with the $5.99 unlimited data TZones hack on T-Mobile?

T-Will

They have to do this since tethering will be completely possible with 3rd party apps. Otherwise I'd make my phone my home router and modem :)

wills916

@danatoth: You should post smaller pictures of yourself.

sos10

@digitalhen: That is not the point really.

sos10

Can anyone tell me why wireless companies are being such pricks about their data usage?

yoshi

Huge bummer. Totally takes the wind out of T-Mo's 3G sail. ugh.

silverghozt

Its not that big of a deal even if you DO have 3G, since, most sites one might visit dont need 3G, and mixing it with wifi, it may not be that bad.. THOUGH, its still unlimited data, capping 3G, is caca.... bastidz!

PS.. ordered mine! as 299 though!

Stacky Botrus

So the point at the end where it says "Some downloads, such as movies, music, and games, not included." Does that mean those don't get included in the total? Unless I totally read that wrong.

nate4096

@digitalhen:
Actually, I'm not sure. Pandora, AOL Radio, SimplifyMedia, Safari web browsing, Evernote, Yahoo OneConnect...its just how I use the Phone I guess.

dogcow

I am an avid Apple hater, and this makes me want to get an iPhone 3g. That makes me angry.

Ooglez

This makes me thankful for my Rogers (Read: BEND OVER!) plan with my iphone, $30/month for 6GB data, which to be honest is pretty rediculous. I try and try, upload pics, browns internet all the time, use email, and even stream audio at least 2-3 hours a day and all i manage to hit is 1.5 at most.

Bailen

@solgae1784: What countries, can you give examples and their carriers?

blacktop

I've got an iPhone contract in Germany.
The second most expensive one for the ridiculous amount of €70,- per month.
And I have a 1GB cap.

I haven't hit the 1GB mark, yet, but this is only because i only had the contract for a month before I went to China. (my usage was around 800MB)
A friend of mine had to endure the speed reduction, though.

In Germany they do enforce the speed limitation.
The most ridiculous thing about this:
They call it a flatrate...

mangochutney

@Odd_Thomas:
Even though their phones have tended to SUCK - Sprint is by far the cheapest for unlimited data plans and cheap minutes plans. I'm one of those users that only uses 100 talk minutes a month or so but uses a ton of data and Sprint is cheaper by about half over Verizon or ATT.

dcmidnight

@sototallycarl: I also just tried to upgrade my phone (I still have 7 months or so of a two year contract). Do they really want $299 plus another two years, or is there an issue with the site?

Amanduh

GG... I read that.... and I LOL'D!!!!
It's alright, I currently don't pass 400MB a month anyway.

ashamaniq

@nate4096: it means that if you are buying movie clips, or music, ringtones, etc, from t-mobile that they will not count that against you.

freelunch

what a joke! 50 kbps is slower than EDGE!

I love t-mobile for the free tethering and no data cap - I easily run 1-2 GB a month with tethered usage over EDGE connections... if they are going to start throttling and being a pain I may as well start looking at other carriers

freelunch

@Rolcol: I think any user would be hard pressed to hit the 1GB cap on EDGE, so that's probably why it wouldn't apply.

I easily go through 3-4GB/month on my Death Star 3G.

Come on T-Mobile...get with the times new roman.

TendoMentis

no more 1gb cap

penghisap

It's been updated, no more 1gb cap. Gizmodo please update your article [t-mobileg1.com]

penghisap

Sidekick LX won't be getting an OTA update that upgrades hardware... And since Microsoft bought out Danger, I doubt there will be a 3G Sidekick at all.

UndineStructus

Just to clean up some messy information about this phone. One guy said the phone for current customer is going to be more. This is NOT correct current customers well be getting the same deal as brand new starting. Reason why he can't get the phone for 179 because he still half way into his contract agreement. Any current customer that is at the end or close by few months well get the 179. Price after mail-in. Also T-mobile well NOT be putting hard cap on 1GIB downloads but soft cap if the network starts to be running slow or effecting call quality well they do that. A lot of folks are saying that T-mobile is starting to act like ATT or Verizon with data plans but we are still the cheapest around and always be. Our data plans aren't 60.00 month like others are.....

scottyinkcmo

lol

scottyinkcmo