If you have been searching for a site 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 are seeking. Even if you skimmed through endless ezine articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would mention that elusive website, I am sure 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 discover because it would be spread around town immediately. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same manner as landline numbers.

compiling 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 of a cell phone. There is a level of security believing that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and start calling at all hours.

Articles and websites offering free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers often rely on ideas that actually are not accurate 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 whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is rumored to lead you to sites where the registered user of that number has listed their personal details, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people list their cell phone number on websites for the exact 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.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be pulled from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the person may have made a purchase, but this is quite useless to you. Shopping sites do not openly reveal personal information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them over the internet. When you purchase an item online, EBay included, you use a protected forum where your blocked from public access. A search engine is not going to search the personal information of a shopping site and pull out a cell phone number. It simply doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records from a phone number provided to auction sites, 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 already have.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and find more detailed information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a high demand 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 retrieve the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Simple as that.

The only effective way to identify the name listed under that number that has you worried is to render a small fee to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some listings may charge a very small fee to access the service for one lookup, while others may deliver you access to an endless number of lookups. No matter which services you get for your money, the fee should be relatively inexpensive for a legitimate directory.