A loyal SXM'er advised me to buy a French Phone for the French side and I did! 5 years ago ....From DAUPHIN in Marigot ..cost 39 Euros with 40 minutes FREE! ... have added 5 Euros on the card twice ..and it's still going!
Yes, Folks , it is French, but it's intelligent enough to shift in ENGLISH. We use it to call our landlord, taxis, restaurants and Pizza. BUT just-in-case , we had an emergency, we could call Emergency Services. We spend 2 month on the French side, but do not use it to call our children (USA and Canada).
For us, it's a DEAL!