If you have been looking for a resource 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 perused through various internet articles on cell phone lookup, just hoping that someone would fill you in on that hidden website, I am sure you didn't find what you were searching for.

That is because there is no elusive website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread passed around immediately. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not stored in the same way as landline numbers.

displaying all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you want to discover exactly who is bothering you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a level of comfort trusting that a telemarketer can't just purchase your cell number and begin calling nonstop.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers typically rely on theories that actually are not effective and very rarely provide the results you want. Listening to their advice will be a huge waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using 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 direct you to sites where the owner of that cell phone number has posted 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 very same reason the majority of people would rather it not be accessible in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to you. Shopping sites do not openly reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you purchase an item online, EBay included, 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 personal information of a shopping source and retrieve a cell phone number. It just doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot get 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 started with.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone directories and retrieve personal information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup services. Anyone recommending you 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 identify the name behind that number that has you curious is to pay a minor charge to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some listings may charge a very minor fee to utilize the directory for one lookup, while others may give you access to an endless number of searches. No matter how much information you get for your dollar, the charge should be relatively inexpensive for a legitimate service.