If you recall, when T-Mobile first launched the new HTC G1 smart phone with Google's Android OS, we were the first to note that buried in the fine print was a provision saying that users who used more than 1GB per month would be throttled back to 50kbps or less. Even for more constrained wireless networks that's a little sad, especially considering the G1 touted as a next-gen broadband-powered smart phone running on a next-gen wireless broadband network.

When brought to T-Mobile's attention they told us it was simply a "soft" cap, and, in order to keep it from overshadowing the G1's launch, quickly removed the limit from their policy statement. "The specific terms for our new data plans are still being reviewed and once they are final we will be certain to share this broadly with all customers," the company told me at the time. I recently noticed the language had returned, though with no mention of a 50kbps throttle -- and a new 10GB cap:Some tipsters over at Android Community (via Gizmodo) indicate T-Mobile employees are being trained on new limits, and that the 10GB enforced cap will soon be applied to all HSDPA-powered T-Mobile smart phones:10GB is certainly more generous, and is double the invisi-cap of carriers like Verizon or Sprint. Still, it's probably a good idea for T-Mobile to stop advertising a limited service as unlimited lest, like Verizon, they get a phone call from an annoyed State Attorney General. T-Mobile offers "unlimited" broadband service for $34.99, but given they say they won't block third party tethering programs, they may be dealing with a lot of phone calls from people wondering why a next-generation phone on a next-generation network is running at 50kbps.