If you have been looking for a website 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 mention that hidden website, I am sure you didn't find what you were searching for.

That is because there is no elusive website. If completely 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 home phone numbers.

Listing all registered cell phone numbers in a publically accessible directory would make life simpler when you want to discover exactly who is calling you, but it would also eliminate some of the perks of 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 claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers typically rely on methods that simply are not accurate and very rarely provide the useful information you are looking for. Following their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and simply searching for the phone number in question. This is rumored to direct you to webpages where the listed owner of that number has listed their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people list their cell phone number on websites for the exact reason the majority of people would rather it not be broadcasted in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is often suggested that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites like EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have previously bought something, but this offers nothing of value to your situation. Shopping sites do not openly reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you buy 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 source and retrieve a phone number. It simply doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot retrieve someone's private records 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 useful as the phone number you started with.

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 high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup websites. Anyone recommending you type in 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 legitimate way to find the name listed under that number that has you curious is to render a small charge to a trustworthy reverse phone lookup directory. Some directories may charge a very small fee to access the service for one number search, while others may deliver you access to an endless number of searches. No matter which services you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather cheap for a legitimate service.