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 are seeking. Even if you perused through various internet articles on cell phone lookup, just hoping that someone would mention that hidden website, I am sure you didn't find what you were looking for.

This is because there is no secret website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was out there, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread passed around over night. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not stored in the same way as landline numbers.

Listing all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you need to know 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 trusting that a telemarketer can't just dial your cell number and begin calling at all hours.

Articles and websites offering free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers often rely on methods that plainly are not effective and rarely, if ever, deliver the useful information you are looking for. Following their advice will be a huge waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and simply searching for the phone number in question. This is supposed to lead you to websites where the listed owner of that number has stored their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people list their cell phone number on websites for the exact reason the majority of people would prefer it not be accessible in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is often believed that these numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the person may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to you. Shopping sites should never reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them over the internet. When you buy an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected forum where your blocked from public access. A search engine is not going to dig through the personal information of a shopping site and retrieve a cell phone number. It simply doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot get someone's personal information from a phone number saved auction sites, and even if you could the most it would lead you to 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 retrieve personal information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone recommending you enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to access the cell phone owner is throwing away space and time. Simple as that.

The only effective way to identify the name connected with that number that has you worried is to pay a small charge to a trustworthy reverse phone lookup service. Some services may require a very small fee to access the directory for one number search, while others may give you access to an endless number of searches. No matter what you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather cheap with a reputable directory.