US Cell Phone

[Cliff]

How do I use my US Verizon cell phone to call local number here in St Barts? Mainly concerned about using in an emergency as we have no phone in our room. I am all set with global service.
I know this has probably been answered many times, but can't seem to find info.
Cliff

 

[KevinS]

If you’re calling locally then you don’t need to get complicated with country codes, etc. Just dial the number, with a 0590 prefix for landlines, and a 0690 prefix for mobiles:

0590-xx-xx-xx for a landline, for example 0590-29-27-74 for Tamarin
or
0690-xx-xx-xx for a local mobile

 

[Cliff]

If you’re calling locally then you don’t need to get complicated with country codes, etc. Just dial the number, with a 0590 prefix for landlines, and a 0690 prefix for mobiles:

0590-xx-xx-xx for a landline, for example 0590-29-27-74 for Tamarin
or
0690-xx-xx-xx for a local mobile

Thanks Kevin

 

[phil62]

Hold up. If it's a US phone with a US number, then you dial +590 690 xxxxxx for a local cell, or +590 590 xxxxxx for a landline.

Phil

 

[KevinS]

Really? I would have expected the local cell system to cue off of the leading 0.

 

[phil62]

That's the way it has always worked for me. Only a local Sim with a local number will allow you to dial local numbers directly. Even on International Roaming, you're still dialing with a US phone and a US number.

 

[stbartshopper]

Thank you for the tip Phil. We use ATT and all is working perfectly. As a reminder to all- FaceTime is free with WI-FI to anywhere.

 

[andynap]

FaceTime only with Apple products. Skype is universal.