Pleasant surprises about the Keyone

1. The screen is polarized. I found this out while trying to use the phone in landscape while wearing sunglasses
2. No tethering restrictions. I have the grandfathered AT&T plan and my phone happily lets me tether.
3. The camera is simply stunning. Gorgeous photos in bright sunlight and low light without messing with settings. No post-processing lag on HDR like with the Priv.
4. Battery life and charging speed. Wow.
5. Nice matte backing. Comfortable and non-slip.
6. Black bars on Netflix not as bad as feared.

I second all of this.

All LCDs have a polarizer - it's part of how they work.

If you want to see your screen on landscape mode wearing polarized sunglasses you need an AMOLED display I think. I find that annoying but...

#2 has nothing to do with the phone. It's whether the plan allows it for free or if they charge extra.

Originally Posted by allbetsareoff29

#2 has nothing to do with the phone. It's whether the plan allows it for free or if they charge extra.

You're wrong. The OS has to explicitly enforce the restriction.

Originally Posted by nardholio

You're wrong. The OS has to explicitly enforce the restriction.

I'm not wrong.
While you're not wrong either, your point seems irrelevant since essentially all phones have this baked into their OS. My Z10 that I got on launch day some 7years ago already had this

Originally Posted by allbetsareoff29

I'm not wrong.
While you're not wrong either, your point seems irrelevant since essentially all phones have this baked into their OS. My Z10 that I got on launch day some 7years ago already had this

Maybe you're not understanding what I'm saying. My plan does not allow tethering. The K1 does not enforce the restriction and therefore allows tethering it should not.

Originally Posted by nardholio

Maybe you're not understanding what I'm saying. My plan does not allow tethering. The K1 does not enforce the restriction and therefore allows tethering it should not.

OK, I misunderstood that.
But if you put the sim in another device, will the tether restriction come back?
Maybe they just lifted the restriction all together

I have Verizon grandfathered plan. If what you're saying is true and the plan is still supposed to have this restriction in place but phone somehow overrides/ignores it, I will be a very happy person :D

What is tethering? Sorry

Originally Posted by avery1206

What is tethering? Sorry

Using your phone as a Hotspot and or as a USB modem

Originally Posted by kbz1960

Using your phone as a Hotspot and or as a USB modem

Thanks