Digicel

[Yesihunt2]

How often do you have to top up cell phone to keep it active so I don't have to buy yet another sim next year.

[Ras Walleye]

Every 90 daze.

[captaind & Linston]

From Digicel's top up web site:

[jamaicarob]

good luck, we tried it a couple of years ago, got ripped off, soon come

[captaind & Linston]

good luck, we tried it a couple of years ago, got ripped off, soon come

Five years and dozens of top ups. Never had a problem as long as I followed the rules.

Cap

[never2many]

Five years and dozens of top ups. Never had a problem as long as I followed the rules.

Cap

what is a "top up"?

[Rob]

Add credit (money) to the phone.

[Rastaron]

however even with top ups in less than 90 days, if seems as if you have not MADE any calls while on the island in that time, regardless of having credit on your phone and an active sim, you still need to do a top up once you arrive in order to have the phone allow calls. We have seen this on one but not both of our JA phones over the past 18 months and while Digicel staff will tell you same as noted above, we have had the on island top up requirement on 5 of our last 6 trips and some were actually less than 60 days apart - very odd.

[Flipadelphia26]

I auto top 5USD monthly so I am loaded with minutes when I hit the island.

[captaind & Linston]

however even with top ups in less than 90 days, if seems as if you have not MADE any calls while on the island in that time, regardless of having credit on your phone and an active sim, you still need to do a top up once you arrive in order to have the phone allow calls. We have seen this on one but not both of our JA phones over the past 18 months and while Digicel staff will tell you same as noted above, we have had the on island top up requirement on 5 of our last 6 trips and some were actually less than 60 days apart - very odd.

Yes that is odd. I get back about every two months and my phone has worked as soon as I land to let Linston know I'm home

Cap