RedEx
RedEx acts as a roaming provider, accessing the local networks of Viettel or Vinaphone. Packages are settled in USD, with high-speed data plans of 3GB/day starting between $5 and $7.
Users do not need to submit a passport for information registration. After purchase, a QR code is received via email, and network configuration can be completed within 2 minutes by scanning it with a mobile phone. It is suitable for short-term tourists staying for 3 to 15 days who do not want to queue at offline stores.
Target Users: Short-term tourists staying for 3 to 15 days who are unwilling to visit offline physical stores to submit passport registration.
Network Access: Upon arrival at the airport, the device automatically connects to the Viettel or Vinaphone base stations with the strongest local signal via roaming protocols.
Package Price: The web interface is priced and settled entirely in USD, with high-speed data plans of 3GB/day starting between $5 and $7.
Payment Channels: Supports online payments using Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Apple Pay.
Activation Method: Receive a QR code via email within 1 to 3 minutes after payment; configuration can be completed within 2 minutes after scanning with a mobile phone.
Network Speed: In 5G or 4G coverage areas, actual data download speeds maintain between 40 Mbps and 120 Mbps.
Data Allocation: Divided by usage days, offering 5-day, 7-day, 10-day, and 15-day options, with daily high-speed data quotas of 1GB to 3GB.
Throttling Rules: After exceeding the daily high-speed data limit, the speed drops to 128 kbps to 256 kbps, and restores at midnight local time the next day.
Customer Support: The official website provides a 24/7 English online text chat window, with an average human customer service response time of 5 to 15 minutes.
Viettel
Viettel owns the largest telecommunications infrastructure in Vietnam, with a market share exceeding 54%. The operator has deployed over 40,000 base stations nationwide, covering 97% of the population across the entire territory, including remote areas far from cities such as Sapa and Ha Long Bay.
As a local network that deployed 5G early, its actual measured 5G download speeds in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City range between 500 Mbps and 1 Gbps. To process a native Viettel eSIM, one must present a passport at a physical store for real-name registration. The basic travel package unit price is around $8 to $15, mainly providing total data billing schemes for 15 to 30 days.
Target Users: Tourists planning to stay for 15 to 30 days, with itineraries including remote mountainous areas, offshore islands, and long-distance road trips.
Network Coverage: With over 40,000 base stations, it provides stable 4G signals in non-urban areas such as Sapa, Ha Giang, and Phu Quoc.
Network Speed: 5G networks are accessible in major urban areas, with actual measured data download speeds ranging between 500 Mbps and 1 Gbps.
Package Price: Official travel eSIM packages are settled in Vietnamese Dong (VND), equivalent to approximately $8 to $15.
Activation Method: Tourists need to bring their physical passport to an official Viettel business outlet, where staff will assist in completing system entry and QR code configuration.
Data Allocation: Mostly utilizes a total data model for the cycle; for example, providing a total of 30GB of high-speed data within 15 days, with no daily usage limit.
Voice Calls: Native packages assign a local Vietnamese phone number, usually containing 30 to 50 minutes of local voice calling time.
Recharge Channels: Users can bind international credit cards via the official Viettel app (English supported) or purchase physical scratch cards at local convenience stores to recharge.
Vinaphone
Vinaphone is the second-largest basic telecommunications operator in Vietnam, occupying about 21% market share. It possesses a dense base station network in large cities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang, as well as coastal tourist areas.
In independent network speed test reports, its data download speeds frequently rank among the top. Actual 5G downlink rates in urban areas are usually maintained at 300 Mbps to 800 Mbps. Processing a native eSIM also requires tourists to present their passport at airport counters or direct-sale stores to complete real-name registration.
Its prepaid travel packages are equivalent to approximately $7 to $12, mainly offering high daily data quotas or large-capacity total data bundles.
Target Users: Tourists primarily active in cities or popular coastal areas like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang, who have high requirements for data download speeds.
Network Coverage: Base stations are concentrated in densely populated large cities and mature tourist resorts; signal penetration in remote mountainous areas is slightly lower than Viettel.
Network Speed: 5G and 4G networks perform excellently in city center areas, with actual measured data downlink rates usually between 300 Mbps and 800 Mbps.
Package Price: The equivalent unit price of official travel eSIM packages is generally between $7 and $12.
Activation Method: Requires the individual to bring a physical passport to an official service counter at the airport or a direct business hall in the city for information entry and device scanning.
Data Allocation: Usually offers a daily high-speed data allocation quota of 2GB to 4GB, or high-capacity billing schemes providing over 60GB in total.
Voice Calls: Upon activation, the device will obtain a local phone number starting with +84, usually including a certain quota of free on-network calling minutes.
App Support: Provides the official application My VNPT, where users can check data consumption and package expiration time in an English interface.
Mobifone
Mobifone occupies about 18% of the Vietnamese market share, with its base station network highly concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, and southern coastal cities. In the central area of Ho Chi Minh City, its measured 4G/LTE downlink rate remains between 40 Mbps and 90 Mbps.
This operator primarily targets short-term tourists with prepaid eSIM packages equivalent to approximately $5 to $9, with validity periods ranging from 10 to 30 days. The processing flow requires tourists to present a physical passport at designated counters in the airport arrival hall or urban direct-sale outlets. After completing personal information entry, device configuration is done by scanning a QR code provided by the staff.
Target Users: Tourists primarily staying in southern areas such as Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, or Phu Quoc, with clear budget restrictions.
Network Coverage: Base stations are mainly deployed in southern Vietnamese cities and tourist areas; signal strength in northern mountainous areas like Sapa is lower than the other two basic operators.
Network Speed: Primarily relies on 4G/LTE networks, with actual measured data downlink rates in southern urban areas ranging between 40 Mbps and 90 Mbps.
Package Price: The unit price of official prepaid travel eSIM packages is lower, usually between $5 and $9 equivalent.
Activation Method: Tourists must go to a counter in the airport arrival area or an official business outlet in the city, present a physical passport for system entry by staff, and then perform scanning configuration.
Data Allocation: Common packages provide 1GB to 2GB of high-speed data daily; some low-price schemes provide a fixed data quota of 10GB for 10 days.
Voice Calls: After device configuration, a local phone number starting with +84 will be generated, usually containing 20 to 40 minutes of free on-network voice calling minutes.
App Support: Provides the official application My MobiFone, where users can view remaining data, account balance, and package expiration date in an English interface.