[GadgetKen]

Will also be using up my MaxRoam credit. Tough accessing account on their website, cumbersome dialing procedure (usually had to use * prefix code to initiate callback), no local US number but did have good customer service and reasonable rates in some countries. I wish them well but it's just not the right choice for me.

Going to Nevis end of February for a couple of weeks and Bermuda at the end of May. Will use up MaxRoam chip on Nevis trip and then switch my dual sim phone to:
1) Digicel Bermuda (Digicel is on Nevis and in-network roaming rates are reasonable and dialing procedure is easy).
2) A dual US/UK number ekit SimpleCalling sim chip I got in the mail yesterday from an ebay ekit auction. By luck of the draw, I got an out of state number in Southampton, New York (fancy town on Long Island; I can pretend I own a seaside "cottage" with servants and a yacht). Good rates from some countries (St. Marteen en route is cheap and Nevis is reasonable) but not others (Antigua on the way back and Bermuda on my following trip are very high rates). Also liked the polished simplecalling website, full features including data and phone linked web blogs, and very reasonable rates for calls made in the US and Canada. Realize this sim doesn't suit everybody's needs, but it should work OK for me.
Will have backup of an old Iridium phone, wifi Skype (either my MacBook or Sony Mylo), and old fashioned landline calling cards.