If you have been searching for a resource providing 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 web based articles on the subject, just praying that someone would fill you in on that elusive website, I am sure you didn't find what you were looking for.

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

displaying all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open location would make life simpler when you want to find out exactly who is calling you, but it would also take away some of the attraction that come with a cell phone. There is a certain comfort knowing that a telemarketer can't just look up your cell number and begin calling at all hours.

Articles and other internet resources claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers often rely on ideas that simply are not effective and very rarely deliver the useful information you are looking for. Following their directions will be a huge 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 guide you to webpages where the owner of that number has posted their contact information, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people post their cell phone number on the internet for the very same reason most people would prefer it not be accessible in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes reported 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 offers nothing of value to you. These sites do not openly reveal personal information used in a purchase, otherwise no one would buy from them online. When you pay for an item online, EBay included, you use a protected site where your information is not open to public viewing. A search engine is not going to dig through the contact records of a shopping site and pull out a cell phone number. It just doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot get someone's private records from a phone number saved 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 started with.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and retrieve private information just from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup websites. Anyone claiming you should type in a cell phone number at these phone book sites in attempt to access the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Simple as that.

The only legitimate way to retrieve the name listed under that number that has you worried is to pay a minor fee to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some websites may require a very nominal fee to use the directory for one number search, while others may deliver you access to an endless number of searches. No matter what you get for your dollar, the charge should be rather small for a legitimate directory.