If you have been looking for a resource 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 need. Even if you read through endless web based articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would mention that hidden website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

That is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was out there, it wouldn't be hard to find because it would be spread passed around instantly. This is a service in high 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 location would make life easier when you need to know exactly who is calling you, but it would also eliminate some of the appeal that come with a cell phone. There is a certain comfort knowing that a telemarketer can't just purchase your cell number and start calling as they please.

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

Search Engines

Some sources recommend going to Google or any other internet search engine and quickly searching for the phone number in question. This is supposed to direct you to webpages where the owner of that number has posted their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people list their cell phone number on the internet for the very same reason the majority of people would rather it not be accessible in a directory for the general public: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is sometimes believed that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless 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 purchase an item online, EBay included, you use a protected forum where your information is not open to public access. A search engine is not going to go through the personal information of a shopping site and find a cell phone number. It just doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot find 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 have now.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and find personal information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup services. Anyone recommending you type in a cell phone number at these common sites in attempt to retrieve the cell phone owner is throwing away space and time. Simple as that.

The only legitimate way to identify the name listed under that number that has you concerned is to render a minor price to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some listings may charge a very small fee to use the service for one lookup, while others may deliver you access to unlimited lookups. No matter which services you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather cheap for a legitimate directory.