I paid $11-$12 for my Lime phone in November. Wouldn't take long for home calling plans to meet/exceed that. I have a teenage son and elderly father that I need to be available to/check up on. The hotel I stayed at the last couple of times charged like $2 for a local call.

I use my iPhone for emailing using the hotels wifi and I lock it up the rest of the time. I am not worried about losing or having my Jamaican phone stolen, but I sure don't want anything to happen to my iPhone. Even though I don't talk often, I sure like the security of always having a phone with me. And for the price I paid for the Lime phone, it's well worth it.