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Tips for Calling Internationally from Vietnam<\/h2>\n
If you are\u00a0calling internationally from Vietnam<\/strong>,\u00a0first dial 00<\/strong>, followed by the\u00a0country code<\/strong>\u00a0for the country you are trying to reach. Use international phone cards for the best bargains when calling from Vietnam. Calling from local post offices are cheaper than using your hotel\u2019s telephone service, but calling cards still offer the best international rates.<\/div>\n
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For domestic calls, consider calling from the post office, where public phone service is affordable. \u00a0Another option is to buy a domestic phone card at the post office or any phone company branch. \u00a0You will usually get a rate of about 1,000 VND\u00a0per minute. Hotel phones are to be avoided; they are almost always significantly more expensive.<\/div>\n
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Internet phone service is another option, and it is available at most Internet cafes. The cards used may offer rates as low as 3,000 VND (20\u00a2) per minute, but you may have to use them at the shop where you purchased them, and there may be a surcharge. \u00a0In addition, the phone quality varies widely, and there may be a delay.<\/div>\n
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Internet cafes are easy to find in urban Vietnam and rates tend to be very cheap, often less than 4,000 VND\u00a0per hour. \u00a0You may find service in rural areas, but rates will likely be higher.<\/div>\n

Emergencies<\/h2>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Police 113<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Fire Brigade 114<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Hospital 115<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Time 117<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ General Information 1080<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Landline numbers in Hanoi and HCMC have a sequence of eight numbers, others have seven.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Vietnam international code: +84<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Hanoi area code : (04)<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ Ho Chi Minh area code : (08)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

VoIP calls<\/h2>\n
Telephone bills are 30% to 40% cheaper if dialed with 171 or 178 services.<\/div>\n
+ Domestic call : 171 (178) + 0 + Area code + Number.<\/div>\n
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+ International call : 171 (178) + 00 + Country code + Area code + Number<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since hotels and guesthouses often charge higher for telephone calls, try to find a post office or any reliable public service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mobile phones<\/h2>\n
There are many mobile networks with different codes:<\/div>\n
+ Vinaphone: 91, 94, 121, 123, 125 (GSM 900)<\/div>\n
+ Mobifone: 90, 93, 122, 124, 126 (GSM 900\/1800)<\/div>\n
+ Viettel: 96, 98, 97, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 (GSM 900)<\/div>\n
+ SFone: 95 (CDMA)<\/div>\n
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+ Vietnamobile: 92 (CDMA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can buy a SIM card in every shop selling mobile phones, or showing their network’s brands. The standard price from\u00a0100,000 dong onwards, but foreigners are often higher than native.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Prepaid account charges vary from 1,700-2,500 dong per minute. Recharge cards are available in denominations of 20,000,\u00a050,000, 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 dong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Roaming onto Vietnam’s GSM networks are possible with foreign mobile phones, subject to agreements between operators.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are\u00a0calling internationally from Vietnam,\u00a0first dial 00, followed by the\u00a0country code\u00a0for the country you are trying to reach. Use international phone cards for the best bargains when calling from Vietnam. Calling from local post offices are cheaper than using your hotel\u2019s telephone service, but calling cards still offer the best international rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[56,57],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-before-you-go","tag-before-you-go","tag-phone-call"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10583,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions\/10583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/10285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitysmiletravel.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}