So I am sick of paying a ridiculously high bill every month with AT&T for such a limited plan and spotty coverage but I am stuck in a contract for another year. What I want to do is just port my numbers to another carrier then just deal with the consequences of not paying the ETF (bill collectors, credit score, etc). My biggest concern is that AT&T will somehow use the fact that I didn't pay the ETF to somehow claim my phone number and forcing me to get new phone numbers with a new carrier. I Googled it but couldn't find anything on this topic. Any insight will be appreciated. Thanks.