Originally Posted by Ad13:
“iOS 10.2 and carrier file 27.1 has been released tonight. Does anyone know if either one of these updates affect the ability to access 4G800?”
The carrier update itself isn't what allows you to access 800.
Anyone with an iPhone 6 or above could access it now if EE provisioned it.
The main thing the update appears to do is to turn on VoLTE by toggling Voice & Data to on. Most users up to now will have been using 2G/3G for calls. Only those who have turned on Voice & Data would have been using VoLTE.
Once this update gets installed those handsets then start making calls over 4G1800/2600 when available. EE need to provision user accounts for 800 access, then we'll be able to use it.