Phone service crossing borders, Vietnam>Thailand>Laos>Cambodia
I'll be traveling to SE Asia, and want one phone service. If I buy a SIM card with Viettel in Vietnam, will it function in Thailand and in Laos and in Cambodia?
If it does, will I be charged roaming?
Best Answer
Yes and yes. There are no universal SIM cards in SE Asia, they all charge roaming fees, which can be quite expensive. It is much easier and more economical to get a pre-paid SIM card in each country as you travel. Or use voip services through your hotel's wifi each night.
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Answer 2
As of 2017-01-11 Yes and partial yes.
There are no universal SIM cards in SE Asia.
However, from 2017-01-01, Viettel removed reduced roaming charge in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.
Source: http://vneconomictimes.com/article/business/viettel-to-scrap-mobile-roaming-charges
The new fee can be found here (unfortunately it's in Vietnamese) in tab "C??c Roaming ?ông D??ng".
The new fee is:
- 2000 VND/min (my normal charge is 1380 VND/min) for calling between Viettel, Metfone (Cambodia), Unitel (Laos),
- 7260 VND/min to call to other operators in the roaming country.
- 27500VND/min to call to other operators in the home country.
- 500 VND/sms (compare to normal 290/350 VND/sms) between Viettel, Metfone (Cambodia), Unitel (Laos)
- 4840 VND/sms to other operators.
- free to receive call/sms
- 2 VND/10KiB Data (the normal data charge inside Viet Nam is 75VND/50KiB if you don't buy an extra data package)
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