Battery replacement for an old Huawei phone in TUKCOM, Pattaya

[bondjames007]

As anyone replaced their smartphone battery in Tukcom,  pattaya.

 

Had my phone for 5 years, have to recharge frequently, so looking at replacing battery instead of buying a new phone.

 

Anyone had any experience with getting their mobile battery replaced at Tukcom in Pattaya ?

 

 

[KannikaP]

I have just replaced the battery in my Huawei Y9 2018 after 5 years. One of the stalls in Lotus's did it, genuine battery, Bht 890, 10 minutes. Now it's good for another 5 years.....I hope.

[scubascuba3]

I stopped doing that years ago, can buy a good new phone for circ 5k

[NextG]

5 minutes ago, bondjames007 said:

As anyone replaced their smartphone battery in Tukcom,  pattaya.

 

Had my phone for 5 years, have to recharge frequently, so looking at replacing battery instead of buying a new phone.

 

Anyone had any experience with getting their mobile battery replaced at Tukcom in Pattaya ?

 

 

Difficult one this one…

When I did take my phones and anything else there, every single vendor, without fail, broke something. Lackadaisical. 
Sometimes watching them, instead of using plastic tools, they’ll use a ‘Stanley knife’. I cringe watching them sometimes. 
I decided to go out of town to look for a more professional setup. Though no help for your Huawei. 

[KannikaP]

19 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I stopped doing that years ago, can buy a good new phone for circ 5k

What would you recommend for that price?

So if a new battery is needed, you bin the phone?

[scubascuba3]

7 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

What would you recommend for that price?

So if a new battery is needed, you bin the phone?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. Keep the old phone as a spare, or for wifi hotspot or to keep a sim safe for indoors

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.kDWOr

Edited September 13, 2023 by scubascuba3

[KannikaP]

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.kDWOr

Thanks, I looked at this or an Oppo A58 @ Bht 6300.

[scubascuba3]

5 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Thanks, I looked at this or an Oppo A58 @ Bht 6300.

A friend bought it and is very happy with it, i have the 9 and still happy with it

[KannikaP]

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

A friend bought it and is very happy with it, i have the 9 and still happy with it

Thanks. But I love it when people say they just got a new phone (or car, or fridge, or girlfriend!) three months ago, and are still very happy with it. What would make you unhappy with a phone?

Edited September 13, 2023 by KannikaP

[scubascuba3]

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Thanks. But I love it when people say they just got a new phone (or car, or fridge, or girlfriend!) three months ago, and are still very happy with it. What would make you unhappy with a phone?

Phones and any device can annoy you from the off, not user friendly, convoluted processes etc etc. Xiaomi has a good following based on all their other phones

[KannikaP]

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Phones and any device can annoy you from the off, not user friendly, convoluted processes etc etc. Xiaomi has a good following based on all their other phones

Thanks, and yes, I have Xiaomi appliances and am happy with them. 

[frantick]

In the past 3 months I've had batteries replaced in 2 phones. One, an old Pixel 3XL, the other, a newer Samsung S21. Both had succumed to bulging battery syndrome. 

In both cases, I bought a battery on Lazada, figuring these are probably more rare to find here, maybe not so much for the S21, but it is the smaller, least popular model. 

In Tukcom, as you exit the 2nd set of escalators to the 2nd floor, it is the first kiosk ahead and to the right. A young man waits counter, an older man does the repairs. Took about 15-20 minutes each time. Both phones continue to work well for wired and wireless charging. I offered 300 baht in each instance, since I had new batteries, and it was accepted. Don't care if that's overpayment. 

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I stopped doing that years ago, can buy a good new phone for circ 5k

Always scared whether I can get everything working again on a new item..as I get older technology scares me more. 

[alanrchase]

45 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Always scared whether I can get everything working again on a new item..as I get older technology scares me more. 

I was the same when I replaced my phone a couple of years ago. However when I switched the new phone on instructions came up on the screen for how to swap everything from my old phone onto the new one. The time consuming issue was having to put usernames and passwords into all the apps that required them.

[jacko45k]

34 minutes ago, alanrchase said:

The time consuming issue was having to put usernames and passwords into all the apps that required them.

Banking Apps is what concerns me a lot.

[alanrchase]

1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Banking Apps is what concerns me a lot.

UK bank app was no problem but I have read that you need to visit the bank for a Thai bank app. Didn't have a thai bank app at the time so not sure about the process.

[Digitalbanana]

I bought a Huawei replacement battery on Alibaba and it arrives 2 weeks later. Installed it myself watching a Youtube video. Cost less than 300THB. Phone still working 4 years later, but I don't use it anymore, like someone said a cheap new phone works much better anyway.

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Banking Apps is what concerns me a lot.

Thai bank apps no issue if in Thailand