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

This is because there is no hidden website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to discover because it would be spread by word of mouth immediately. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not compiled 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 want to discover exactly who is calling you, but it would also take away some of the perks that come with a cell phone. There is a level of security knowing that a bill collector can't just look up your cell number and start calling as they please.

Articles and other internet resources claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers typically rely on theories that plainly are not effective and rarely, if ever, provide the useful information you are looking for. Listening to their directions will be a huge waste of time, for very sound reason.

Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and simply searching for the phone number of concern. This is rumored to guide you to websites where the listed owner of that cell phone number has stored their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people post their cell phone number on websites for the exact reason the majority of people would rather it not be posted in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want strange people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes believed that these numbers may be pulled from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the person may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to you. These sites should never reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would purchase from them online. When you purchase an item online, EBay included, you use a protected site where your secured from public access. A search engine is not going to search the contact records of a shopping site and pull out a phone number. It simply doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot find someone's personal information from a phone number stored EBay, and even if you could the most it would lead you to is a screen name, which is likely to be just as useful as the phone number you already have.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone listings and find personal information just from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup services. Anyone advising you to enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to find the cell phone owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only effective way to retrieve the name behind that number that has you curious is to pay a nominal fee to a trustworthy reverse phone lookup service. Some websites may charge a very nominal fee to access the service for one lookup, while others may give you access to unlimited lookups. No matter which services you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather cheap for a reputable service.