So it has been announced, the T-Mobile G1 (notice how HTC is not mentioned in the name) and it looks like dear I say a iPhone with a cancerous growth.

The G1 will be sold for $179 with a 2 year contract which is cheaper than the iPhone, however don’t expect to use the services you can get with any T-Mobile phone with the G1. T-Mobile has created special plans for it and what is surprising there is a 1GB cap on the data plan. I wonder why.

What I personally like about the G1 is the fully retractable keyboard, but as a T-Mobile customer whose contract is up for renewal soon will I be getting one? Ummmmm no.

Google and T-Mobile tried their hardest to copy apple, as the G1 will have access to a Google Apps store but unlike Apple there doesn’t seem to be an approval process which could be a bad thing, because you will have to trust what you download unconditionally, but then again the approval process with Apple was so tuff a lot of developers ran the risk of their products not getting approved because the features were similar to those built into the iPhone or some other weird reason.

I do have to give T-Mobile and Google props though, the G1 phone will only be sold at Stores with in a 2.5 mile radius of 3G coverage, but I am upset at the 1 GB data cap.

Data: If your total data usage in any billing cycle is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder of that cycle may be reduced to 50 kbps or less. Your data session, plan, or service may be suspended, terminated, or restricted for significant roaming or if you use your service in a way that interferes with our network or ability to provide quality service to other users. Some devices require specific data plans; if you do not have the right plan for your device, you may not be able to use data services. Some downloads, such as movies, music, and games, not included. Domestic use only.

HTC expects that 600-700,000 of these will be sold by years end, and I highly doubt it. Maybe T-Mobile is dumb enough to by over half a million of these phones by years end expecting that over the next 2 years they will sell them all and that is where HTC got their number from.

Fore more info visit: http://www.t-mobileg1.com/g1-learn-features-details.aspx