Glad to hear this worked out for you Mike D. I've had a JA cell phone for at least a dozen years, current one a cheapie Digicel I've had since 2006. I top up regularly online, also call & leave myself a VM message every couple of months. Used to be the call alone would work but w/ changes in technology, top up is needed at times. If you have credit on the phone it seems to stay active longer, just need to add more credit to jump start it :-).