Greetings,Can anyone tell me the best way to maintain cell use in VN, i.e., should I buy a new phone when I get to HCMC, or can I just get a new SIM card for my current phone?Cheers!Roger- @RTLisSB
Greetings,Can anyone tell me the best way to maintain cell use in VN, i.e., should I buy a new phone when I get to HCMC, or can I just get a new SIM card for my current phone?Cheers!Roger- @RTLisSBIt depends on your current phone type and the carrier.T-mobile will give you limited service in Vietnam.Ideally, have a dual sim phone that works in Vietnam, because if you plan to be in country any length of time, you'll want a Vietnam phone number.It would definitely be required to work with the ministry of health app.Having said all that, WiFi is ubiquitous in urban Vietnam, and before COVID (and the ministry of health app) many people got by with communication apps such as Skype, Google Voice, Face.book Messenger and Zalo.- @OceanBeach92107
@OceanBeach92107Thanks! I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy 7. It's in great shape and I'd like to use it, but my carrier, Roger's, is notoriously expense when used outside of Canada. I think a VN number, as you suggest, might be the way to go.Any idea how much I'd likely pay for monthly service in country?Roger- @RTLisSB
@Aleksey GorodulinThanks, Aleksey.That sounds like a great price compared to here.Cheers,Roger- @RTLisSB
@RTLisSB same goes with Telus too. Horribly expensive outside of Canada.
@Brick23Very good to know, Brick! I take it Viettel shops are easy to find?Cheers,Roger- @RTLisSB
@RTLisSB yep. I'm not so familiar with Saigon but I remember there being stores that sell the cards if I remember right outside baggage claim or perhaps I'm confused with Hanoi. I never had problems with the staff not speaking English. I think you'll be fine. I'll see if I can find one of the posts maybe on TripAdvisor about SIM card shops in Saigon and post it here.
@mikesplacesThanks, Mike. Yes, the phone is unlocked and I made sure of it before I got it. I take it finding a mobile store at arrives at HCMC airport, with English speaking staff, is easy?Roger- @RTLisSB
Another thing to keep in mind:The last time I was in a Viettel cell phone store in Hanoi, they would only sell me a 5G Viettel sim card with my new Samsung phone, so I kept my 4G Vinaphone sim and that worked fine.Pretty sure a 5G card would have been sucking up the data quicker and costing me much more in the long run.Any techies want to weigh in on that?- @OceanBeach92107
- @Brick23...you get billed per MB regardless of how fast it arrives.