FTA: One signal is whether someone has ever given up a prepaid wireless phone number. Where housing is often uncertain, those numbers are a more reliable way to

FTA: One signal is whether someone has ever given up a prepaid wireless phone number. Where housing is often uncertain, those numbers are a more reliable way to find you than addresses; giving one up may indicate you are willing (or have been forced) to disappear from family or potential employers. That is a bad sign. This is such bullshit. I had a prepaid phone for a few months, because my previous one was broken, and the new iPhone was going to be out in a few months. So I moved to Verizon prepaid: $40/mo, 2GB data, no taxes/fees/nickles/dimes. It worked great. Best part is: I paid VZ $150 for a used iPhone 4s; and traded it in for $200 credit for a new iPhone. When the new iPhone came out, I switched to it and a postpaid plan. And I have stellar credit. The point is: just giving up a prepaid phone by itself means nothing. GIGO.