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 are looking for. Even if you read through various ezine articles on cell phone lookup, just hoping that someone would mention that secret website, I am sure you didn't find what you were looking for.

That is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to find because it would be spread around town immediately. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not stored in the same way as home phone numbers.

compiling all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open location would make life simpler when you need to discover exactly who is calling you, but it would also take away some of the appeal that come with a cell phone. There is a level of security trusting that a telemarketer can't just purchase your cell number and begin calling at all hours.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers usually rely on theories that actually are not accurate and very rarely deliver the useful information you are looking for. Following their directions will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is believed to lead you to websites where the listed owner of that number has posted their personal details, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people use their cell phone number on the internet for the exact reason the majority of people would rather it not be posted in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell.

It is sometimes reported that these numbers may be pulled from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the person may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to you. These sites do not openly reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you buy an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected forum where your information is not open to public access. A search engine is not going to search the personal information of a shopping source and pull out a phone number. It simply doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records from a phone number stored auction sites, and even if you could the most it would lead you to 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 listings and find more detailed information just from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone recommending you enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in order to access the name of the owner is throwing away space and time. Enough said.

The only legitimate way to retrieve the name connected with that number that has you concerned is to pay a nominal price to a legitimate reverse phone lookup directory. Some listings may charge a very minor fee to access the service for one number search, while others may give you access to an endless number of searches. No matter which services you get for your money, the fee should be relatively small for a legitimate service.