Vientiane - Post Report Question and Answers

Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?

We got Google Fi and it's been great. Some people get local SIM cards that they refill. - Mar 2024


I use a local SIM, pre-pay and pay for a monthly plan of unlimited data. Most people use WhatsApp, so there is no need to have a calling number. - Mar 2023


I think most people used a local provider which was reliable. - Jun 2020


I use a local provider. It's worked quite well once I figured out how to do it. - Oct 2018


Our phones were provided by the Embassy, so I can't speak for personal cell phones. I do know sim cards were cheap. - Jan 2014


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