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Local insight: Viettel has better coverage throughout the country and is a better choice if you are heading to more remote areas.
09 1497 7987
08 6655 1205
08 3822 8171
Viettel 166C-D-E Tran Hung Dao, D1
Mobifone 80 Nguyen Du, D1
Ho Chi Minh City
The international country code for Vietnam is +84. Listed below are the prefixes for the major destination cities in Vietnam.
04 3825 4320
Vinaphone 80 Nguyen Du, D1
Vinaphone 75 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hoan Kiem D
04 6258 0186
04 3843 3433
Viettel 50 Van Cao, Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh D
Mobifone 140 Cau Giay, Cau Giay D
Hanoi
You can pick up a SIM card and/or pre-paid credit at countless shops in both cities.
Dalat 063 Hanoi 04 Hoi An 0510 Mui Ne 062
communication
Phones Vietnam’s network is GSM compatible and will work with most carriers. You can buy a local SIM card and minutes for around VDN100,000. The most popular providers are Mobifone, Viettel and Vinaphone, and their rates are very good compared to many other countries. 3G service is easily available in the metropolitan centres and pre-paid data package rates are cheap and affordable.
Local insight: If you are going to spend a few hours in a coffee shop using their Wi-Fi, buy an occasional top-up coffee or snack.
Internet Vietnam is the fastest growing internet market in Southeast Asia, with over 50% household saturation of ADSL in urban cities. Cafes, once an aromatic meeting place for Vietnamese, have morphed into internet connection hubs and most will freely give you a login password for the price of a drink. As of print, the government is opening up access to social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
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