If you have been looking for a site offering completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably frustrated and still don't have the information you need. Even if you skimmed through various web based articles on cell phone lookup, just hoping that someone would reveal that elusive website, I am sure you didn't find what you were searching for.

This is because there is no hidden website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to discover because it would be spread passed around immediately. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same way as home phone numbers.

compiling all registered cell phone numbers in a publically accessible directory would make life simpler when you need to discover exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also take away some of the appeal that come with a cell phone. There is a level of comfort trusting that a telemarketer can't just dial your cell number and begin calling nonstop.

Articles and other internet resources claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers usually rely on theories that plainly are not worthwhile and very rarely produce the useful information you want. Following their directions will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites recommend going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of concern. This is believed to direct you to sites where the listed owner of that cell phone number has listed their contact information, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people use their cell phone number on websites for the very same reason most people would prefer it not be broadcasted in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell.

It is sometimes reported that these numbers may be retrieved from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to your situation. Shopping sites do not openly reveal personal information used to make a purchase, because no one would purchase from them online. When you pay for an item online, EBay included, you use a protected forum where your secured from public viewing. A search engine is not going to search the contact records of a shopping site and retrieve a phone number. It just doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records from a phone number provided to auction sites, and even if you could the most benefit it would provide you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you have now.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and identify personal information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup websites. Anyone claiming you should enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to retrieve the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only legitimate way to identify the name connected with that number that has you worried is to pay a small charge to a reputable reverse phone lookup website. Some services may require a very nominal fee to use the service for one lookup, while others may deliver you access to unlimited searches. No matter how much information you get for your money, the fee should be rather small with a legitimate directory.