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I do client work, and am wondering if Internet reliability is a factor for making the regular VoIP calls expect to do? I donโt mind paying for good VoIP (prefer skype). In the US, I got vonage and found it not so reliable, as the โquality of serviceโ โฆa metric that is not important for regular Internet useโฆwas a problem. Anyone have experience on this issue?
I worked out of Saigon for a total of 6 months on VoIP. Most hotels have fiber optics 50 down / 50 up. Quality of VoIP calls depends on your distance from the Wifi Router. More than one room away and you are going to have a bad time. Hard wire is the best way to go. VoIP works fine over 3G. Even when I got throttled at .25 up/ .25 down. VoIP worked fine on RingCentral/Skype/Google Hangouts.
Hi @Wayland_Chin
Yea the key is 1. be hardwired 2. good โquality of servicesโ which is mostly to do with ping time speed.
Without #1, #2 is often a problem, even with a fast network. IN the USA Iโve had problemโs with very fast connections purely because they have lousy ping times/quality of service.
Sounds like everyone agrees itโs works well in HCMC if you set up right.
i had a tour of Dreamplex - I recall they had a 24 hour access optionโฆ or was that only for the โprivateโ offices?
in any case, it proved to be too expensive for my needs. i rented working space from my apartmentโs management office for about $100/head/month.
Hi Eric,
I worked in Saigon as a programmer for the last 4 months. Internet is generally good, and 3G serves as a fine backup. Most cafes have enough bandwith for voice calls over Skype, WhatsApp or FaceTime. I must say that FaceTime consistently outperforms the other two in terms of quality and connectivity.
The better workplaces (Work Saigon and Dreamplex) usually also have a good enough connection for uninterrupted video, where again, FaceTime was consistently better than Skype, Hangouts or Appear.in.
I practically never had problems with audio over 3G.
There are stories about โthe sharks biting the cableโ every once in a year, slowing down all internet down to a halt for a week, but I havenโt experienced that fortunately.
Havenโt had a problem in the Saigon for months! I recommend Dreamplex!
@ekbburner Iโll be working out of Dreamplex. Hope to meet you! I have to find somewhere for 9PM and later and that will be a high quality apt connection.
Hi Eric, I worked out of ho chi minh (saigon) for 3 weeks or so last year and had no internet issues. Internet was stable and good. I am in sales so I make calls and do presentations, internet quality is very important. I kept two backups via mobile but used my hotel internet. Even cafes are quite good in HCM. If it helps, I stayed in Hotel Sunland and this was during the vietnamese new year. Cheers.
thanks @pratpreneur - thatโs very reassuring! Iโd seen some info about bad connections, but I guess if you scope out quality, itโs there. I donโt mind paying extra. Iโve been places where thereโs just no good connection unless youโre in an office with high-speed and hotels wouldnโt have it. thanks!
i work out from HCMC a week out of every month.
i use skype (100 world minutes x 5 ms office 365 family users = 500 mins) + a 3G/4G prepaid data sim i get at the airport every time i fly in.
works a-ok on the cell phone with the sim inside. less reliable on my blackberry that hooks onto the vietel prepaid phone via wifi shared/mini hotspot.
voip (with an iphone app) through my regular cafe or hotel wifi (or any other free wifi hotspot) did not work well for me so i gave that up.
nothing more frustrating than being unable to communicate despite being โon the phoneโ with the other guy.
skype also allows me to take/make incoming calls while on the move.
Thanks @kierenb123. I could make calls from a mobile phone using 3G or 4G, but I think VoIP would be better quality. I donโt want to use regular landline or international mobile, as costs would be too high. From stats Iโve seen, mobile networks are worse than ADSL internet connections in HCM.
Hey @ericvanbuskirk,
I am currently running a virtual call centre using VoIP and I have been moving around for the past 12 months.
I have worked from Australia, Chiang Mai, Koh Phangan and the UK.
The only issues I had were in Koh Phangan where the internet cuts out every now and then, however, you can easily get a 4G sim card as a backup to the wifi wherever you may be working, this is fast and reliable enough for good quality VoIP calls.
Video calling (Skype, Facetime) may be a little worse for quality in the more remote areas.
Regards
thanks @kierenb123. I think youโre mentioning Thailand. I think wireless is much worse in Vietnam. Iโm working from the best quality co working space, but it closes when USA is working. So I must rely on ADSL connection from a broadband provider to a large apartment building. I just donโt know if quality of service issues will make that poor. Even in usa itโs a small problem.
funny thing is my connection from my Philippine office, in 2005, to USA was quite good when talk to people 1/2 way around the world via vonage. the exception was when the submarine cable from the IT city of the Philippines was severed! LOL. virtually no internet for a whole week. total disaster.
Hey @ericvanbuskirk. I was mentioning Thailand yes, perhaps check out if you can get 3G or 4G sim card, this can often be clearer than some of the wifi connections.
Other than that I guess it is waiting for Saigon to play catch up, even Koh Phangan has fibre optic now.
Good luck!
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It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
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What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?) Asking from the US.
As part of signing up for this website I was hoping I would come across a list of Visa and/or Residency requirements by country ideally in a table format to assist with decision making. Does anybody recommend any other websites that might present the information in this format (or Google Spreadsheet)?
I love living in walkable areas of town. I can always find them. But now I'm wondering where in the world are the most walkable places? I'm imagining walk streets (no cars), zoning allowing both business and residential, parks or beaches ,etc.
Hi guys,
After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.
We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)
Val
Has anyone figured out a way to get setup with a virtual number and internet connection anywhere you go?
Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!
Winter is coming and Iโm feeling the ache of travelling after being stuck in the same place since the Pandemic started. Wondering if anyone is travelling right now? If so, where are you currently located and how is the situation where you are?
Hello World!
I'm an experienced Digital Nomad and after being in Lockdown in Bangkok and Germany for one year I would like to team up with someone to visit a new place. Or just doing some exchange about what destinations would be interesting currently.
I take the virus seriously and still I think we can still be able to take our life in our own hands. So I'm aiming for cities/countries which are not in full lockdown, are not too complicated about immigration (I'm looking at you Thailand, your state quarantine costs like 1k USD and is basically a prison) and is also rather safe regarding the virus. I tend to stick for rather big cities and like culture. I'm not a beach or nature person. I'm pretty flexible about the money topic.
After being told it's unworkable in Puerto Escondido, looking for alternatives :)
Hi, we are trying to find a house to rent for 2-3 persons near Las Palmas for 4-5 months at the moment and it seems to be almost impossible except through Airbnb which is super expensive. Any advises or local contacts?
What I mean is, for example, since most of the EU has banned Americans, if I live in Guatemala and will be traveling FROM Guatemala to the EU, could I get in? Or does the ban count for all Americans regardless of where they live?
I have a slightly above average US income which I can work remotely from paired with a $1000 a month income stream and more than enough to purchase a middle end Flat in Ukraine. Does anyone with knowledge of this process have any advice to acquire a reliable way to stay in the country?
My fiancรฉe and I are most likely moving to NYC (maybe DC) in August, and as a technical startup co-founder I'd love to meet new people that are also into startups. Would joining a co-working space be worth the money to do this?
I work for a big tech company that has an office in NYC, but it's mainly sales so I wouldn't be able to meet others that are related to any of my 9-5 work or likely into tech.
If co-working spaces, post covid of course, aren't a good way to meet business starting people in a new city, what is?
Does anyone ever travel to any Islands like Bermuda, Barbados, Barbuda and St. Kitts & Nevis?
Hi, my name is Eric and I am a remote worker from Norway. Me and a friend is flying into Gran Canaria on Friday and spending two weeks in San Agustin on the south side of the Island.
After that we are pondering about staying in La Gomera. Does anyone of you have an experience staying there or are there anyone of you staying there now? :)
I have two passports from different countries and am trying to understand where can I travel now. Is there a publicly available map of countries open for visitors by passport country that I can use to see what are my options? I was pretty sure such a thing should exist, but cannot easily find any.
Maybe at least there're maps for specific passports? Mine are Russian and American.
If there's no such thing, I'd be down to build one, let me know if interested to collaborate :)
Hello Everyone
I'm planning to stay in Seville for 6 weeks for mid January - end of February. Do you any recommandations for a coliving or a place to live in?
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