If you have been searching for a site 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 numerous ezine articles on the subject, just praying that someone would mention that elusive website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

This is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread by word of mouth instantly. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not stored in the same way as home phone numbers.

Listing all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you want to discover exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also eliminate some of the appeal that come with a cell phone. There is a certain security trusting that a bill collector can't just purchase your cell number and begin calling as they please.

Articles and other internet resources offering free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers often rely on theories that simply are not effective and very rarely provide the useful information you are looking for. Following their advice will be a huge waste of time, for very sound reason.

Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and quickly searching for the phone number of concern. This is supposed to lead you to websites where the owner of that number has stored their contact information, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people use their cell phone number on the web for the very same reason the majority of people would prefer it not be accessible in a phone book for the general public: they don't want random people calling their cell.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be pulled from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have made a purchase, but this is quite useless to your situation. These sites should never reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would purchase from them online. When you buy 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 search the contact records of a shopping site and find a phone number. It simply doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records from a phone number provided to auction sites, and even if you could the most it could give you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you started with.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone listings 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 websites. Anyone claiming you should enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to retrieve the cell phone owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only fast way to find the name connected with that number that has you worried is to pay a minor charge to a legitimate reverse phone lookup directory. Some services may require a very minor fee to access the service for one lookup, while others may give you access to unlimited searches. No matter how much information you get for your dollar, the charge should be relatively cheap with a reputable service.