If you have been searching for a website featuring 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 skimmed through various internet articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would mention that elusive website, I am positive you didn't find what you were searching for.

This is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to discover because it would be spread around town over night. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same manner as landline numbers.

displaying all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open location would make life easier when you need to find out exactly who is calling you, but it would also take away some of the perks that come with a cell phone. There is a level of comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and begin calling at all hours.

Articles and websites offering free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers typically rely on theories that actually are not effective and rarely, if ever, produce the results you want. Listening to their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

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

It is often believed that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the person may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to you. These sites do not openly reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you pay for an item online, including Ebay, 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 site and retrieve a cell 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 it would lead you to is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you have now.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and find more detailed information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone advising you to enter a cell phone number at these common sites in attempt to find the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only fast way to find the name listed under that number that has you curious is to render a minor fee to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some directories may require a very minor fee to use the directory for one number search, while others may deliver you access to unlimited searches. No matter what you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather small with a reputable directory.