The first 3 months I recieved cards every other week...My first card I purchased at the $4.95 fee. But since then and National Plug In Day giving out free charge cards, I just collect them on my desk. The key tags are not super duarable so having replacements available is a plus, I welcome the free cards but I do not use them hardly at all with SEMAConnect having free (cardless) L2's around the DC Metro area.