2 hours ago, lilotimz said:

S8 was selected as it was the test device with the largest concentration of users.

S9 is newer and was not as widely adopted so it was on the backburner. 

That makes perfect sense! Thanks for chiming in and adding value to the thread! 

On 10/12/2018 at 6:21 AM, ceopwong said:

I'm in Denver (Longmont Hampton Inn) area and woke up this morning (10/12) to have my VoLTE on my S8. I'm not sure if it is only the site serving this area because I've not roamed outside of my hotel room yet but wanted to alert fellow Denver market members on here! 

I was nearby Lookout mountain and around the highways around Golden and got VoLTE as long as I got a decent signal. 

Are there any updates on when the next round of VoLTE will be pushed?

34 minutes ago, stlman314 said:

Are there any updates on when the next round of VoLTE will be pushed?

Already has. I'm doing a October summary blog post soon but generally speaking refer to this. 

You'll hear first from S4GRU when more news is available. 

Will Sprint enable VoLTE on older iPhones such as the 6 or 6s?

On 11/6/2018 at 6:54 AM, Wfmets45 said:

Will Sprint enable VoLTE on older iPhones such as the 6 or 6s?

The unverified rumor floating around reddit is that iPhone 8 and higher will get the ability to enable VoLTE when Apple releases IOS 12.1.1. 

There were changes made to the iPhone hardware components between the iPhone 7 and 8 models and the new IOS carrier bundle only has Sprint VoLTE code in it that works on that newer hardware.  It is possible to enable VoLTE on older iPhones as other providers have done so but they did so when those older iPhones were current. 

Since the majority of Sprint iPhone users have a phone released in the past 2 years, a special update just for the older iphones seems unlikely when they have to spend time working to get VoLTE rolled out for other newer phones.  Phones without VoLTE should continue to work for a while as Sprint previously said they are not planning on completely shutting down CDMA for a couple years.

On 11/7/2018 at 5:05 PM, radem said:

The unverified rumor floating around reddit is that iPhone 8 and higher will get the ability to enable VoLTE when Apple releases IOS 12.1.1. 

There were changes made to the iPhone hardware components between the iPhone 7 and 8 models and the new IOS carrier bundle only has Sprint VoLTE code in it that works on that newer hardware.  It is possible to enable VoLTE on older iPhones as other providers have done so but they did so when those older iPhones were current. 

Since the majority of Sprint iPhone users have a phone released in the past 2 years, a special update just for the older iphones seems unlikely when they have to spend time working to get VoLTE rolled out for other newer phones.  Phones without VoLTE should continue to work for a while as Sprint previously said they are not planning on completely shutting down CDMA for a couple years.

Tell ya what, if my unverified claim is incorrect, I'll happily migrate your account to SWAC if it's not already over on SWAC...

V30+ just got its VoLTE update!! Nice to see the list finally growing! 

Waiting on iOS 12.1.1.... 

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The three lone Sprint LTE towers in East Kentucky (Paintsville, Prestonsburg & Allen) are all VoLTE active.  Not complaining, but how strange! 

Updated to iOS 12.1.1 which just dropped. VoLTE is now live on the iPhone XS (not sure about older devices). Once you update, it's automatically enabled. Sprint clearly wants iOS users to migrate over to it.

1 hour ago, RedSpark said:

Updated to iOS 12.1.1 which just dropped. VoLTE is now live on the iPhone XS (not sure about older devices). Once you update, it's automatically enabled. Sprint clearly wants iOS users to migrate over to it.

It did not add any VoLTE functionality to my iPhone 8 Plus after updating.  On IOS 12.1.1 carrier bundle 35.0.

2 minutes ago, radem said:

It did not add any VoLTE functionality to my iPhone 8 Plus after updating.  On IOS 12.1.1 carrier bundle 35.0.

I just updated an iPhone 8 to iOS 12.1.1 and it shows VoLTE as enabled. Carrier 35.0

7 hours ago, RedSpark said:

I just updated an iPhone 8 to iOS 12.1.1 and it shows VoLTE as enabled. Carrier 35.0

I rebooted it again after updating and it now shows it.  Maybe because I have a business line with some extra security stuff or my phone was just acting up.  Not sure but either way VoLTE is enabled by default. 

FYI the option for it is under Settings - Cellular - Cellular Data Options - Enable LTE - Voice & Data.  If you select Data Only, it looks like it turns VoLTE off.

i have the iPhone X and after updated to 12.1.1. VoLTE is automatically on . 

At least for IOS this is not a soft launch.  It is enabled by default if you are in a VoLTE enabled market.  Bring on the spectrum refarming from CDMA to LTE.

3 hours ago, radem said:

At least for IOS this is not a soft launch.  It is enabled by default if you are in a VoLTE enabled market.  Bring on the spectrum refarming from CDMA to LTE.

Yup. When the device rebooted after updating to 12.1.1, VoLTE was automatically enabled in the settings. They do seem to want to move iOS users with capable devices over to VoLTE as quickly as possible.

On ‎12‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 2:34 PM, radem said:

It did not add any VoLTE functionality to my iPhone 8 Plus after updating.  On IOS 12.1.1 carrier bundle 35.0.

Turn off Magic Box if you have one in your home.

Hello,

Is Sprint limiting which iPhone models can use VoLTE?
The reason I ask is my wife's iPhone 6s at iOS 12.1.1 does not support VoLTE
but my iPhone XS-Max does.
The only option for her in Settings->Cellular->LTE is On/Off.
Is this intentional on the part of Sprint at this time?
I'm in the Chicago Market.
Everything on the Apple support site says iPhone 6s does have the capability
of doing VoLTE.
For testing here phone I turned off WiFi on her device and the Magic Box is also Off.
As soon as I initiate a call from her Phone the LTE indicator in the Status Bar goes off
on my phone it stays on.
In Settings->General>About->Network hers shows Sprint 35.0
Any insight appreciated.

J
 

Sprint has limited which Iphone models can use VoLTE.  Some hardware components are different in iPhone 8 and higher from the 7 and earlier models.  Thus far Sprint has only developed the necessary VoLTE programming for the iPhone 8 and higher version.  This is most likely due to the vast majority of iPhone users having those models of the iPhone and a much smaller number have iPhone versions earlier than 8. 

It is unknown if they will release a version of the VoLTE programming for older phones.  If nothing else, you will likely be able to switch older iPhones to the T-Mobile network in the future and get the T-Mobile version of the VoLTE programming that works on some some older models of iPhone.

Thanks.

Maybe a reason to convince spouse she needs a phone upgrade?

J

is  it available in the Tampa-Bradenton  yet ? 

Is VoLTE available on the Moto Z2 Force yet?

On 12/7/2018 at 2:48 PM, radem said:

At least for IOS this is not a soft launch.  It is enabled by default if you are in a VoLTE enabled market.  Bring on the spectrum refarming from CDMA to LTE.

On 12/5/2018 at 8:17 PM, radem said:

I rebooted it again after updating and it now shows it.  Maybe because I have a business line with some extra security stuff or my phone was just acting up.  Not sure but either way VoLTE is enabled by default. 

FYI the option for it is under Settings - Cellular - Cellular Data Options - Enable LTE - Voice & Data.  If you select Data Only, it looks like it turns VoLTE off.

does this carry over on to the iOS 12.1.2 software?

3 minutes ago, JohnHovah said:

 

does this carry over on to the iOS 12.1.2 software?

Once enabled in "Settings - Cellular - Cellular Data Options - Enable LTE - Voice & Data", it holds through IOS updates and iPhone restarts.  VoLTE is enabled by default starting in IOS 12.1.1 on iPhone 8 and higher if you are in a VoLTE market but you can turn it off if you need to for any reason by setting Enable LTE to Data Only.  Turning it off reverts to phone back to using CDMA 1x/3G for calling.  Even if enabled, it acts as if it is disabled whenever you are not in a VoLTE enabled market.