If you have been looking for a website providing completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably exhausted and still don't have the information you are seeking. Even if you read through endless internet articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would mention that secret website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

That 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 by word of mouth instantly. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not compiled in the same manner as landline numbers.

displaying all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life simpler when you need to discover exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a level of comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just purchase your cell number and start calling nonstop.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers usually rely on theories that actually are not worthwhile and very rarely provide the useful information you need. Following their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and quickly searching for the phone number in question. This is believed to lead you to websites where the listed owner of that cell phone number has posted their personal details, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people post their cell phone number on the web for the exact 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.

It is often believed that these numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to you. Shopping sites do not openly reveal contact information used in a purchase, otherwise no one would purchase from them over the internet. When you pay for an item online, EBay included, you use a protected site where your blocked 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 provided to EBay, 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 already have.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and identify personal information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone recommending you type in a cell phone number at these phone book sites in attempt to find the cell phone owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only effective way to retrieve the name behind that number that has you concerned is to render a small charge to a trustworthy reverse phone lookup website. Some listings may charge a very minor fee to access the service for one lookup, while others may give you access to an endless number of lookups. No matter what you get for your money, the charge should be rather inexpensive with a legitimate directory.