When moving to Vietnam, getting an Internet connection is one of the first things to sort out.
And it's not just to be able to use Google Maps or send messages.
A Vietnamese number quickly becomes useful for creating certain accounts, receiving verification codes, contacting a landlord or a delivery person, using various local applications, and communicating with Vietnamese businesses.
The good news: Vietnam has a very developed mobile infrastructure, with widely available 4G and significant deployment of 5G.
For someone moving in for several months or years, the ideal setup is generally:
- Retained French number
- Vietnamese number
Fiber/Wi-Fi Internet in the accommodation
Here’s how to organize all of this.