Sweet Sue posted: I have had it happen where I hit the island and before I could use my phone, I had to buy a little credit on the street to "reactivate" the phone. The sim card & number were still good but after a certain amount of time, depending upon the amount of your top up, the service goes into a dormant state until the next top up is applied.

If on Digicel network, you have something called Airtime Loyalty Rewards. You can activate 100J of credit to make your phone work, once you land. No need to hunt for credit.