If you have been searching for a resource offering completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably exhausted and still don't have the information you need. Even if you skimmed through various internet articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would mention that elusive website, I am sure you didn't find what you were seeking.

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

Listing all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you need to find out exactly who is bothering you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a certain comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and begin calling at all hours.

Articles and other internet resources claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers typically rely on theories that simply are not worthwhile and very rarely produce the results you are looking for. Following their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and simply searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is supposed 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 problem is very few people post their cell phone number on the web for the very same reason the majority of people would rather it not be posted in a phone book for the general public: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is often believed that these numbers may be collected from auction sites like EBay or shopping sites where the person may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to you. Shopping sites should never reveal contact information used in a purchase, otherwise no one would purchase from them over the internet. When you buy 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 go through the personal information of a shopping site and find a phone number. It simply doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot find someone's personal information from a phone number stored EBay, and even if you could the most it could give you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as useful as the phone number you started with.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and identify personal information just from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone claiming you should enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to retrieve the cell phone owner is throwing away space and time. Enough said.

The only effective way to find the name behind that number that has you curious is to render a small fee to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some websites may require a very nominal fee to utilize the service for one lookup, while others may give you access to unlimited lookups. No matter what you get for your money, the fee should be rather cheap with a reputable service.