Ironically, its now showing up as Charge off with a 0 balance and not listed as Paid in full.. Disputed it with the CRA because it is after all PIF.. At least if i can get PIF designation that will make me feel a little better, even if it doesn't really help worth a squat. lol 
Dont give up my boyfriend had success just this week, he had an old bill he didn't know he had from 2008.........the kicker is he still has Verizon service! We wrote a heartfelt letter to the CEO, that he did genuinly did forget but he never received a billig statement due to that exact time he purchased a home and moving, mail, etc. But he is still a Verizon customer to this day on his own account. Emailed the letter last Tuesday, got a call from the CEO's assistant Monday morning, they are deleting the whole tradeline in 5-7 business day and they appreciate his business as a continuing Verizon customer
FYI the assitant did ask for his current account #, and cellphone # I guess to check to verify he wasn't lying that he had a valid account and it was his OWN personal account.................but hey whatever works, so keep trying and good luck to you
I had success with getting a CO removed, but I think it's because it was a genuine misunderstanding. Essentially, it was an Alltel account that I had closed, but I did it right as they merged with Verizon. The kept the account open, and I moved several times, so I hadn't received anything alerting me to the fact I owed anything or even that the account still existed. They were able to piece that together based on all my bill archives, along with me reconstructing my multiple moves to help fill in the gaps on the timeline.
They may not deal with you so easily on a PFD if it's just a cut and dried case of not paying, versus a genuine miscommunication, at least that seems to be what I read here.
Starting Score: TU: 550 EQ: 556 (pulled 6/2010)