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 are seeking. Even if you perused through endless web based articles on the subject, just praying that someone would fill you in on that secret website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

That is because there is no hidden website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread by word of mouth over night. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not compiled in the same manner as home phone numbers.

Listing all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open location would make life simpler when you need to discover exactly who is bothering you, but it would also take away some of the appeal of a cell phone. There is a level of security knowing that a telemarketer can't just look up your cell number and start calling at all hours.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers usually rely on ideas that simply are not worthwhile and very rarely produce the results you want. Following their advice will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Search Engines

Some sources recommend going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is supposed to direct you to websites where the owner of that number has posted their personal details, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people use their cell phone number on the web for the exact reason the majority of people would rather it not be accessible in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is often suggested that these numbers may be pulled from auction sites like EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to your situation. Shopping sites should never reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would buy from them over the internet. When you buy an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected set up where your information is not open to public access. A search engine is not going to dig through the contact records of a shopping source and pull out a phone number. It just doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records from a phone number provided to EBay, and even if you could the most it could give you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you already have.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and find more detailed information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone advising you to type in a cell phone number at these phone book sites in attempt to retrieve the cell phone owner is throwing away space and time. Enough said.

The only legitimate way to find the name listed under that number that has you concerned is to pay a minor price to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some directories may require a very nominal fee to utilize the service for one number search, while others may deliver you access to an endless number of searches. No matter how much information you get for your money, the charge should be rather small with a reputable directory.