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Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« on: January 23, 2019, 11:50:35 AM »
Well miracle by miracle, I resigned with Telstra on a SIMM only plan - $49 only cause the other places gave me the 'come back later' bullShit..

So...
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In the months leading up to this, I got 2 days out of a battery regularly..
Since signing up on the SIMM only plan, I now get 1/2 a day at best.. Make of it what you will - but its ****ed..
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Anyone found a place that sells good mobile phone batteries that aren't ebay rubbish, or fictional 'rong rasting' chinese Shit heaps
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2019, 11:55:50 AM »
First thing I would do is restore the factory defaults, in my case anyway it makes a big difference to battery life, only
install and update what you actually use.

Next close any programs your not using, for batteries I just buy genuine ones off ebay.
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2019, 12:06:35 PM »
I have an iPhone, genuine battery replaced by Apple $39
Samsung for the wife’s is genuine from eBay $38:90


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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2019, 12:17:20 PM »
Quote from: Bird on January 23, 2019, 11:50:35 AM
Well miracle by miracle, I resigned with Telstra on a SIMM only plan - $49 only cause the other places gave me the 'come back later' bullShit..

So...
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In the months leading up to this, I got 2 days out of a battery regularly..
Since signing up on the SIMM only plan, I now get 1/2 a day at best.. Make of it what you will - but its ****ed..
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Anyone found a place that sells good mobile phone batteries that aren't ebay rubbish, or fictional 'long lasting' chinese Shit heaps

what sort of phone?
was the phone in use with another SIM before the telstra one?  which carrier?
in the months leading up to the SIM change, was it connecting to 3G or 4G predominantly?

i would try what has been previously posted first up...  amazing what a factory reset and application of any outstanding updates can do...
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2019, 01:00:01 PM »
It was a new unused when I got it.
Phone S7 Samsung i got while back.
I've reset it twice already in its life. Might do it again for laughs, but their samsung backup software these days is Shit and always loses stuff. Shame Kies doesnt work anymore
Same SIMM all through its life - still the original
Same carrier, been with Telstra for 10+yrs.

Something just seems dodge that it was so good until THE DAY I signed up..

The 2 Telstra stores I went to surprisingly were useless when I asked them. Even my business rep I use for work here had no ideas neither did her tech team
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2019, 01:17:22 PM »
this might be of interest...

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S-Phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S7-Battery-draining-super-fast/td-p/117423

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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2019, 07:38:29 AM »
Bird no idea about the battery issie, but have a look ALDI SIM card. Works off the Telstra network so good coverage(except central Australia where you get nothing. Must be the part of network they don't onsell).
I'm on a month by month plan $25 unlimited calls and SMS and 9 GB data.  Data rolls over with no expiry or limit.

Been using for years without issue
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2019, 08:38:19 AM »
Same as jonesy, no idea about the battery problems (although in the past, I've seen that the battery failing was the first sign of the phone dying :'(), but another option is Belong: https://www.belong.com.au/mobile/plans

$10 / month, unlimited calls / text, 1GB data that rolls over every month & can be transferred to another Belong customer.

Runs of Telstra Retail, not Wholesale, network so no coverage out in the bush, but good coverage over something like 98% of the population.

Mrs & eldest son are happy with it, & I'll be dumping T (after ~30 years!!! :o) & moving across myself as soon as I've chopped some credit down ;D
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2019, 09:13:05 AM »
I should have added the kids are on $15 unlimited calls and SMS. 2gb data.

I could never justify Telstra's prices for what I need.
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2019, 05:04:33 PM »
Quote from: Fizzie on January 24, 2019, 08:38:19 AM


Mrs & eldest son are happy with it, & I'll be dumping T (after ~30 years!!! :o) & moving across myself as soon as I've chopped some credit down ;D

I'm with Boost ( Telstra ) because I still want reception out in the bush ( as much as possible anyway )......just went to $30/mth, 12Gb ( extra 25Gb for the 1st 5 recharges ), unlimited calls etc !
One little bonus.....you ring them and you get a "normal" person who is there to actually help !!
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Re: Replacement Mobile phone batteries
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2019, 04:46:36 PM »
in regards to the battery; The galaxy s7 needs to be opened to have it replaced? if you haven't already damaged the screen and had it replaced I would try all the software side first... if you have had the screen replaced there ia a good chance they replaced your battery with a limited one already (so you come back with a fkd battery) all of the batteroes sold at battery world are made by / built for a company called master instruments, best bet is one of those units but if you buy one it'll still need to be installed by a trustable phone repairer. who wont just put in a chinese battery and on sell the mi one lol.

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