If you have been looking for a website offering 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 perused through numerous internet articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would reveal that elusive website, I am sure you didn't find what you were seeking.

That 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 passed around immediately. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same way as home phone numbers.

Listing all registered cell phone numbers in a publically accessible location would make life simpler when you want to know exactly who is bothering you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction that come with a cell phone. There is a certain comfort knowing that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and start 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 actually are not worthwhile and very rarely provide the results you want. Following their directions will be a huge waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites recommend going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number in question. This is believed to lead you to websites where the listed owner of that number has listed their personal details, which may include the cell phone 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 often suggested that these numbers may be collected from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the person may have previously bought something, but this offers nothing of value to your situation. These sites should never reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you purchase an item online, EBay included, you use a protected set up 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 find a cell phone number. It just doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot get 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 have now.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and retrieve private information just from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup websites. Anyone advising you to enter a cell phone number at these common sites in attempt to retrieve the name of the owner is throwing away space and time. Enough said.

The only fast way to find the name behind that number that has you concerned is to pay a minor price to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some websites may charge a very small fee to utilize the service for one lookup, while others may deliver you access to unlimited lookups. No matter which services you get for your money, the fee should be rather small for a legitimate service.