Hello again,
@cody_w wrote:...1) if they were being pressured by the other providers, then they wouldn’t be “fixing” this to add it back (albeit incredibly slowly)....
I don't think they're reinstating it back to the way it was. That's why it's taking so long. However, they need to reinstate a means for some users to manually select the Fido network so they can prevent roaming.
@cody_w wrote:...2) business contract between telcos are just that, firm enforceable contracts. Telus isn’t calling fido to say “hey” your customers are roaming too much! No. Every month a job runs and generates an invoice. They send a bill to Rogers/Fido for the roaming used on their network. They don’t care. It’s all business. There’s also reverse roaming in place for Telus as well...
Yes, the roaming agreements are enforcable contracts. Your choosing to manually switch to Fido-EXT when your phone has '3G' breaches those contracts. I think the provider being roamed upon does care. Why do you think there's the 50% usage must be on your home network as a part of the contract? They make less money getting paid for your roaming usage than they would if you paid them for your services.
Yes, the roaming agreements are bilateral. However, Telus customers are not likely to try to inappropriately access the Rogers networks since Telus have been found to have the faster LTE speeds (see here). I think the reason it has only now become an issue (rather than years ago) is that it's likely more people are abusing access to the Telus networks to gain those faster speeds.
**edit**
@cody_w wrote:Apple moved the menu option in iOS 12 and Fido missed the change in the documentation. Plain and simple. Whereas all the other carriers noticed the change in the API and updated accordingly before releasing their iOS 12 carrier updates.
Presumably it's the same menu option for manually selecting a network while roaming outside of Canada. Interesting that the manual network selection is available when roaming internationally. There was a conscious decision to remove it from domestic roaming, but keeping it with international roaming.**
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Hello again,
@Kraven wrote:
Not according to apple support. It’s not difficult at all.
The people you speak with at Apple support aren't likely the ones trying to implement the changes. Yes, it would be easy to simply reinstate the functionality as before. However, they need to add the measures to prevent the misuse of unnecessary roaming. That's the complicated part.
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Hello again,
No, I do not work for Fido.
Yes, it is my speculation. However, it makes sense. You are not supposed to be able to use extended coverage when you have Fido/Rogers coverage. That was confirmed and that is the way Android deals with trying to access Fido-EXT while in Fido/Rogers coverage. However, it is apparent that is not how things were working with iOS. Didn't you state that 'Apple says this is a fix'? Their fix -- removing manual network selection altogether -- did not address those who have legitimate reason to manually switch networks, so they have to find another way to address the issue.
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Hello again,
I don't think anyone was embarassed by your previous post. It was deleted because it went against the Community Guidelines:
Keep it courteous: We’re all for healthy debate, but when it breaks down into personal attacks or anything targeting a corporation or organization, that’s when it stops being cool.
I read your deleted post and it was not very courteous towards FidoJulian. I also found your comment towards another moderator, FidoKenny, rather uncourteous. Surprisingly, that comment was not deleted.
There should be a certain level of decorum maintained in the community.
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Hey there @weebee37
Welcome to the community 
This thread currently deals with the missing carrier selection on Iphones using IOS 12.
You should be able to remain connected to LTE without the need to refresh your connection constantly while you're in an LTE zone. Have you had the chance to confirm using NetworkAid? This is a tool built into the Fido My Account app which allows you to check for coverage and the live status of our wireless network.
We can also take a closer look at this together, you can reach out to us here or we can send you a PM on this platform.
@Kraven, currently the resolution is still scheduled to be at the end of this year. Once we have any update we'll be sure to inform the community. As such, FidoKenny's answer remains accurate. Keep in mind that a solution will be the most relevant post on a thread and this will later be updated if need be.
On a side note, even though your carrier settings are set to automatic we're here to help when you experience degraded service on our network. Let us know!
@Kraven wrote:Oddly enough the network selector is available on my iPad running iOS 12. Wonder why that works and thie iPhone doesn’t.
I think if you check you’ll find the carrier settings version on your iPad is 33.0 while on the iPhone it is 33.1.
For the record I also am dealing with this issue. For the most part the regular Fido/Rogers network is fine but just the other day I found myself working in a weak service area where I barely had any signal. The phone would not switch over to the other network n it’s own and with no way to force it I couldn’t make calls or use the internet for the duration.
completely unacceptable. 
