I have a pay-as-you-go phone and feel like I know the previous number's owner fairly well - she shops at Dillards. drives a Toyota. and has friends in the Phillipines. It has taken 3 months to cull out most of her bill collectors. When I tell collectors that she no longer has the number, they ask what her new number IS!!! I only use the phone for job searching and emergencies, so paying every time they call uses up my minutes and gives me false hope.