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Old 28-10-2016, 01:38
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Hi i did try ask in the EE thread but didn't get a reply so maybe my post was missed with the amount of reply's that thread gets, so ill ask away

Does anyone know when the S7 EDGE non EE branded is likely to get VOLTE access, weave had wifi calling for a fair time now so id of thought VOLTE would of been around by now, i did have a second phone a LG G5 for a while that was unbranded and flashing the EE firmware gave it access. If i can avoid flashing EE branded firmware on my S7 though id prefer that, so does anyone know if its going to be a soon thing or if the only way im going to access it is by re flashing my phone

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Old 28-10-2016, 03:02
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Hi i did try ask in the EE thread but didn't get a reply so maybe my post was missed with the amount of reply's that thread gets, so ill ask away

Does anyone know when the S7 EDGE non EE branded is likely to get VOLTE access, weave had wifi calling for a fair time now so id of thought VOLTE would of been around by now, i did have a second phone a LG G5 for a while that was unbranded and flashing the EE firmware gave it access. If i can avoid flashing EE branded firmware on my S7 though id prefer that, so does anyone know if its going to be a soon thing or if the only way im going to access it is by re flashing my phone

Thanks Ash
Unfortunately, EE aren't announcing which devices will be supported in advance, presumably because they are dependent on manufacturers and how the testing goes.

I flashed my S7 Edge to get VoLTE, and it's worked without issues ever since.
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Old 28-10-2016, 03:14
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Thanks for the reply was thinking that would be the only way just such a ball ache reinstalling everything such a pain lol
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Old 28-10-2016, 09:20
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Thanks for the reply was thinking that would be the only way just such a ball ache reinstalling everything such a pain lol
Shouldn't need to reinstall everything, flash it over the top and the settings should update accordingly.
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Old 28-10-2016, 12:18
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Shouldn't need to reinstall everything, flash it over the top and the settings should update accordingly.
ahh didn't think you could do that i though it factory reset the phone might go ahead and do it then tonight. I know VOLTE only seems a small thing to make such an effort over but it was something i liked to have on the G5 especially on the way to work there is a fair chunk of area where 4g is fantastic but their 3g although full signal is really bad speed wise. I stream a lot of media on the bus journey and if i get a call it sticks on 3G till i stop the data stream and while on 3g it constantly buffers due to the slow speeds, having access to VOLTE stopped that problem,

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Old 28-10-2016, 19:28
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As long as you use the HOME_CSC rather than the CSC file it won't wipe anything. You can only use the same or newer firmware though. If you need to downgrade as the provider you want to switch the phone to hasn't released a new version yet, you have to use the CSC and wipe the phone.
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Old 28-10-2016, 19:38
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It's odd that EE require their firmware for it to work.

IIRC the S7 and edge work fine with 3 VoLTE on the unbranded firmware. Why can 3 do it but not EE?
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Old 29-10-2016, 10:55
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It's odd that EE require their firmware for it to work.

IIRC the S7 and edge work fine with 3 VoLTE on the unbranded firmware. Why can 3 do it but not EE?
When I flashed my S7 to the generic UK firmware (mine came with Swiss firmware), VoLTE would not work on 3. I had to flash the 3 firmware in order to get the band 20 and VoLTE working. Hope that helps.

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Old 30-10-2016, 02:10
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ended up doing the full reinstall to EEs firmware my phone had a newer version and i ended up soft bricking it oops luckily didnt take too long to reinstall everything and VOLTE showed up b4 i even finished doing the initial phone setup so least its working lol
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Old 30-10-2016, 13:08
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It's odd that EE require their firmware for it to work.

IIRC the S7 and edge work fine with 3 VoLTE on the unbranded firmware. Why can 3 do it but not EE?
I wonder if Samsung has had some issues with EE's setup and so only puts the modified code on EE branded ones. That makes me wonder; does an EE branded S7 then work with Three's VoLTE?

Going forward, every phone should support all VoLTE networks. Maybe EE or other networks may have to adjust some settings at their end, I really don't know. It's all a bit of a mess given how 'old' 4G is now.

EE, as with other networks around the world, are starting to put pressure on manufacturers to get VoLTE support in phones - new AND OLD. I do think there will be a time where a lot of phones get support quite quickly, and it rolls backwards to cover phones a year or two old.

Every operators wants and needs VoLTE, but it's mad that it has taken so long and only now does it seem that people are taking it seriously.

Meanwhile, we have the current mess.
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Old 30-10-2016, 15:33
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The current BTU firmware came out before the latest EE one, so the next one might support EE VoLTE.
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Old 30-10-2016, 15:48
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I'm also waiting very patiently for EE's VoLTE to be activated on my S7 BTU Firmware, don't want to flash to EE branded firmware. The Wi-Fi calling works fine though on BTU Firmware.
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