yfs 10 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 I'm planning to travel to Saigon and environs soon. The last time I was there I bought a sim card (cant remember the carrier) and I was constantly bombarded with promotions via sms. What is a good (carrie)r sim card to get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BelgianBoy 118 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 you know you can block those sms, right ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flashermac 1286 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 I don't remember needing one when I was in Vietnam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mekong 641 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 Personally I used VINAPHONE but VIETTEL and VN Mobile are just as good As BB Says can block the SMS but some are worth while receiving every so often with VINAPHONE they put out a special offer "Double Recharge" i.e pay 100,000 VND and get 200,000 VND Credit Not sure how long you will be here for, but now if longer than 1 Month you need to register the SIM Card, they b;ock yhe number after 30 days, they do send you an SMS warning about such but if you daint read Vietnamese pretty useless. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flashermac 1286 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 Reminds me of True sending out messages a few years ago telling us in THAI that we had to bring in our passport and register our phone numbers or the government was going to block them. More than a few people ignored the unreadable messages and found out the hard way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yfs 10 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 you know you can block those sms, right ? It never occurred to me I could block the provider's sms messages. I just figured that was part and parcel with the sim card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coss 823 Report post Posted April 26, 2017 I think if you phone em they'll turn it off if you ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mekong 641 Report post Posted April 26, 2017 Or SMS them "Ngừng gá»i SMS xin vui lòng" Stop Sending SMS Please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
