2008. We were going to NYC for the visit of Pope Benedict and didn't have enough tickets for the whole family, so I got one so we could co-ordinate when the Mass was over. Gave it to my son after we got back, didn't get another until after I got the restraining order against my now-ex. Still have a pay-as-you-go now, but I'm always running out of days before minutes. Still thinking about ditching it, it's just not something that I ever wanted (and 99.9% of the time when I leave the house, I leave it home).