Begin with the one that costs nothing. LocalPay gives you 5GB in Vietnam plus a QR wallet spanning Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines — add a paid regional plan afterwards, and only for the legs it leaves open.
Start with the free one. LocalPay hands you 5GB in Vietnam plus a payments wallet that works across Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines — then top up with a paid regional plan only if your route needs it.
Navigation costs almost nothing. What quietly empties an allowance is the stuff travellers never think to account for — autoplaying video, an evening call home, a laptop on your hotspot.
Maps barely touch your allowance. It's the things nobody budgets for — Reels on a night bus, a video call home, tethering a laptop — that empty a plan early.
Both will get you online. The real differences are cost, whether you need a Vietnamese phone number, and which network you end up on once you leave the city.
Either one gets you online. What actually separates them is what you pay, whether you need a Vietnamese number, and which network you're riding on once the cities are behind you.
Whether you'd rather grab a SIM the moment you land or activate an eSIM before you even board, here's how to get online in Vietnam without overpaying or wasting time at arrivals.
From airport SIM kiosks to eSIM apps you can activate before you land, here's how to get connected in Vietnam without overpaying or queueing on arrival.
