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you are going to hanoi? you can get one at the airport.

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Guys whats the cheapest sim card for hanoi for 5 days? Just wanna use data haha
What's your usage like? Do you use tons of data?

How's your trip gonna be like? Would you be going to rural area or mountainous area?

And...Would you be using Grab?

If so... Best to stick with Viettel
Widest coverage and better coverage in rural & mountainous areas. Not the best for data but more for stability & strength in coverage

Vinaphone is 2nd largest in Vietnam and recommended for big data users.

The common tourist sim for Vinaphone is 300k vnd which comes with 6/8GB 4G data, 80 local minutes call tims, 80 SMS and 50 intl. minutes call time

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What's your usage like? Do you use tons of data?

How's your trip gonna be like? Would you be going to rural area or mountainous area?

And...Would you be using Grab?

If so... Best to stick with Viettel
Widest coverage and better coverage in rural & mountainous areas. Not the best for data but more for stability & strength in coverage

Vinaphone is 2nd largest in Vietnam and recommended for big data users.

The common tourist sim for Vinaphone is 300k vnd which comes with 6/8GB 4G data, 80 local minutes call tims, 80 SMS and 50 intl. minutes call time

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5 days trip, will be using grab alot in hanoi and heading to trang an area for a day tour. Any thing below 10sgd?
 

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5 days trip, will be using grab alot in hanoi and heading to trang an area for a day tour. Any thing below 10sgd?

if usd9 at the airport is too expensive, then ask a hotel staff to get a local sim for you. a blank card retails for around 50k and another 50k should buy you enough data.
 

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5 days trip, will be using grab alot in hanoi and heading to trang an area for a day tour. Any thing below 10sgd?

go with Viettel.

Its a basic sim and then top-up 50K vnd value. after that, advise the staff to activate 1GB 4G data.

Whenever you need to top up, you can go to any Familymart, Circle K or convenient shop... the staff will help you at the Cashier

Since you are gonna use Grab quite extensively, Getting a local sim card in Vietnam is recommended. Cuz many grab drivers will call, either to:
- confirm that its a legit booking or
- to tell you their ETA or
- re-confirm your pick-up location
 

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Anyone been to Hai Van Pass :o

Hello I was scrolling through this for some information and I realized no one has replied you about this. I rode the Hai Van Pass from Hue to Hoi An few years ago, can try to help you out with info if I can.
 

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if going hcm, please kindly print out your booking itinenary for your departure and arrival flight. have encountered before last year, they asked us to show ...
as we didnt screenshot on our phone, there isnt really internet connection at the immigration, hence we have to buy a $14 sim card from the booth to connect to internet and show them (after immigration, the card is only $6+) ...

This year, didnt have such issue. but we did printed out the flight itinenary, just to be safe ...
 

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if going hcm, please kindly print out your booking itinenary for your departure and arrival flight. have encountered before last year, they asked us to show ...
as we didnt screenshot on our phone, there isnt really internet connection at the immigration, hence we have to buy a $14 sim card from the booth to connect to internet and show them (after immigration, the card is only $6+) ...

This year, didnt have such issue. but we did printed out the flight itinenary, just to be safe ...
Most Vietnam international airport have free wifi eVen at kastam. And the speed is so much better than our mystical wireless@Sinkie

TSN airport is TSN-meganet free wifi iirc
hanoi noi bai is NIA-meganet free wifi

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Anybody going to HCM soon? I need to send a document over. will pay for the trouble. Not illegal stuff.
 

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I am thinking of going to Hanoi next month and would like to know if these few hotels I have in mind are near to food area, markets. Thanks so much.
Hanoi Brilliant Hotel and spa,
Hanoi Bella Rosa Trendy Hotel,
Hanoi La Vision Hotel
Hanoi Peridot Hotel (formerly Hanoi Delano Hotel ).

Would like one that is central and near to eatery.
 

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Rossa Trendy for sure

I am thinking of going to Hanoi next month and would like to know if these few hotels I have in mind are near to food area, markets. Thanks so much.
Hanoi Brilliant Hotel and spa,
Hanoi Bella Rosa Trendy Hotel,
Hanoi La Vision Hotel
Hanoi Peridot Hotel (formerly Hanoi Delano Hotel ).

Would like one that is central and near to eatery.
 

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anyone got recommendations for ha long bay and sapa tour? which tour agency should i go for and more trustworthy? thank you
 
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