Thanks for the responses here. My apologies - I get sidetracked from time to time and only now came back to this.
So I installed the bm818-tool app and check the VoLTE enable check box. On exit I get:
$ bm818-tool
trying port /dev/ttyUSB2
trying port /dev/ttyUSB3
Can't get CBS status None
activating
Success
But I still get the message I am on 3G.
If I run it as root the app doesn’t launch.
@amarok - looking at the thread you posted : Rogers Canada No Go it seems I am simply SOL with Rogers/Fido.
@FranklyFlawless - I’ll try Freedom again. I did a year ago but for some reason I couldn’t sign up. I kept getting errors creating an account. I’ll call them and see what I can do. Does your L5 work OK there? How is the data? I have never been able to send images via SMS with Fido.