If you have been searching for a site offering completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably worn out and still don't have the information you are looking for. Even if you skimmed through various ezine articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would mention that hidden website, I am positive you didn't find what you were looking 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 listed in the same way as home phone numbers.

Listing all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life simpler when you need to find out exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a certain security knowing that a telemarketer can't just purchase your cell number and start calling at all hours.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers typically rely on theories that plainly are not accurate and very rarely deliver the results you need. Listening to their advice will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Search Engines

Some websites recommend going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is rumored to lead you to sites where the owner of that number has stored their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people use their cell phone number on the internet for the exact reason most people would rather it not be posted in a phone book for the general public: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be pulled from auction sites like EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have previously bought something, 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 over the internet. When you buy an item online, such as Ebay, you use a protected set up where your secured from public viewing. A search engine is not going to search the personal information of a shopping source and retrieve a phone number. It just doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot retrieve someone's personal information from a phone number saved 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 useful as the phone number you started with.

Internet Phone Books

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

The only fast way to identify the name behind that number that has you worried is to render a minor charge to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some directories may charge a very nominal fee to use the directory for one number search, while others may give you access to an endless number of lookups. No matter which services you get for your money, the charge should be rather inexpensive with a reputable directory.