Asus Zenfone 8 Volte on Vodafone

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  CodeXD on 14/10/2023 - 19:43

  I googled Asus Zenfone 8 Volte and found quite a lot of guides on how to do it. What have you tried?

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    FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 19:47

    post updated

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      CodeXD on 14/10/2023 - 19:54

      This code? Just want to make sure you used the right one

      *#*#3642623344#*#*

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        FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 20:00

        yes that one.
        and im aware it goes away after reboot

        and even if it worked, its a shitty work around

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        FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 20:02

        The vowifi and volte toggles for the status bar manager remain grayed out but toggled on

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  bobbified on 14/10/2023 - 20:45

  I had to replace my phone Sony Xperia 1 Mark 2 earlier this year because of the VoLTE thing as well (Vodafone).

  The phone had the functionality, but couldn't use it on the network because it was not an "approved device". I had no reception and couldn't make or receive calls in the CBD, where I live. It shit me pretty hard.

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    FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 20:53

    (profanity)
    im doing an ACL refund if i cant get this crap to work. so pissed.

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      bobbified on 14/10/2023 - 20:55

      You actually bought the phone through Vodafone?

      I got mine from overseas - they stopped selling Xperias here. Other overseas phones work on VoLTE if the same model is sold here.

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        FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 21:06

        I bought the Zenfone 8 from Jbhifi in March 2022.

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          bobbified on 14/10/2023 - 21:09

          @FoxJump: Damn.. I would be pissed too!

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            FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 21:10

            @bobbified: From further googling it sounds like Asus is just being a prick to everyone across the world with Volte even with newer zenfones. Then blaming the carriers for not supporting their phone. Yet every other bloody manufacturer has their volte working.

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              bobbified on 14/10/2023 - 21:17

              @FoxJump: You said earlier that its working on ALDI (Telstra), right?

              Might need to shift your service to Telstra instead….?

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                FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 21:18

                @bobbified: I could
                but
                im on a vodafone contract because i negotiated an amazing deal for $23 a month, 40GB with speed uncapped 5G and 240mins intl calls.
                Expires Jan

                3G dies mid-Dec
                yeeees. i could "just pay" the termination fee of a month's bill.

                or get jbhifi to refund me the $899 for the crappy Asus phones they sell to people; after waiting upto 6 weeks for their repair staff to "inspect my phone"

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                  CodeXD on 14/10/2023 - 21:24

                  -1

                  @FoxJump: Neither JB nor Asus said the phone can do volte, so what reason would you have to return it other than "I expected better from this phone".

                  Ultimately it is up to the buyer to do the research.

                  Phone was purchased 1.5 years ago. This isn't like a feature that always worked but suddenly stopped, you've never had this feature.

                  Not even ACL applies here.

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                    FoxJump on 14/10/2023 - 21:32

                    +1

                    @CodeXD: The "I expected better from a premium phone" is exactly it.
                    To quote ACL
                    "Under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), a major failure will occur where1:
                    The goods would not have been acquired by a reasonable consumer if they were aware of the issue"

                    No body in their right mind would willingly spend $899 on a phone that they KNOW would cease functioning as a phone within its warranty lifetime because of the manufacturer's lazyness to support a basic feature that /every other phone supports/ properly. You would literally get zero sales if you advertise it as such.

                    So. other people may just write off their $899 or change networks, but no, this is an injustice.

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                      Deridas on 15/10/2023 - 19:59

                      @FoxJump: 1.5 years after buying phone and want ACL refund.

                      The phone hasn't ceased functioning, it's still functioning as advertised.

                      Good luck.
                      Let us know how you go

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                        FoxJump on 15/10/2023 - 21:08

                        @Deridas: thanks

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                    wots on 15/10/2023 - 08:52

                    +1

                    @CodeXD: Stop bending over to retailers.

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  Gordon61B on 15/10/2023 - 09:16

  I have my beady eyes on Zenfone 9 as my next phone. From what I've read this issue is between specific networks and the Zenfone? Surely there are at least dozens, if not hundreds of zenfone users in Australia who've either had problems or not?

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    FoxJump on 15/10/2023 - 11:00

    i would be wary
    a premium phone that doesn't support out of the box volte everywhere is crap

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  Gordon61B on 15/10/2023 - 12:24

  Thanks, as I said, surely others are dealing with this issue and (either dumping their phone on Ebay or) resolving it somehow???

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    FoxJump on 15/10/2023 - 12:52

    i have seen a few for sale in fb

    I've reached out to asus. id rather not have to go phone shopping for a compact phone

    or scrap Vodafone after 23 years of service

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  Gordon61B on 15/10/2023 - 13:11

  Thanks FJ I hope for your sake and mine that you get a useful answer from ASUS (the Z9 ticks a stack of boxes for me - 3.5mm socket, size, IP68) .

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    FoxJump on 15/10/2023 - 14:57

    The zf 8 ticked same for me. i had to work around its pocket unlocking all the time and was willing to accept it's crappy battery life.

    ill keep you posted what asus says. ill also ask about volte for zf9 and zf10

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    FoxJump on 15/10/2023 - 22:25

    okay!
    The bastard works with volte now

    i decided tonight to swap sim1 (voda) with sim 2 (aldi)

    and both had volte enabled
    i swapped them back, and they both had volte enabled.

    wtf

    so, replacing my voda sim with a new one was not enough. rebooting phone, was not enough. i had to do a bit more

    after a further reboot it was fine.

    if i do the ##… code then it enables vowifi till the next reboot. but at all times volte works again

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  Gordon61B on 15/10/2023 - 23:21

  WHAT a relief for you. Those kind of things are maddening. Good result.

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  FoxJump on 28/12/2023 - 04:27

  update: phone randomly bricked itself on Christmas day.
  looks to be a common issue online.
  back to jbhifi and asus for an acl refund

  bought a motorola instead

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  FoxJump on 12/01/2024 - 23:38

  update
  full refund for the zenfone from jbhifi