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...
[PSA] Sprint Soft Launches VoLTE
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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...