Talk:Vietnam/@comment-103.7.37.15-20180910005435/@comment-24682153-20180911174226

No, no. I'm not a master of Vietnamese mobile products. I'm just the admin of this Wiki trying to treat all countries fairly. I visited Vietnam a few years ago and I liked it. It differs from other SE Asian in the role the state is playing in everday's life. I don't know which way you are going and it's yours to decide. But we have countries where tourists are treated fairly by telco operators giving them special rates for IDD calls like in Thailand or same prices as locals get like in Malaysia. Other countries rather tend to rip off tourists: in Bali a tourist pays 10-times as much for a SIM card than a local and in Singapore only a few overpriced options are available at the airport.

Again, I don't know which way Vietnam is going. What concerns me is that tourist packages are more expensive than local packs. This is OK when they include international calls. But nowadays people use WhatsApp call or Skype for that. Generally, the availability of SIM cards is good in Vietnam. There are many sellers at the airports or border crossings. The new registration rules are tricky as many SIMs sold to foreigners are not properly registered as you have hinted. They register them all on the same name of a stranger. But operators tend to filter these names and block them. So all what can happen is that your SIM is suddenly blocked. Then you need to go to an office of the operator and re-register it on your name. Generally, whatever way you are going I wish you luck and hope you will treat all visitors in a fair way.