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 looking for. Even if you skimmed through numerous internet articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would fill you in on that hidden website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

This is because there is no secret website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread passed around instantly. 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 location would make life easier when you need to find out exactly who is calling you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a level of security knowing that a telemarketer can't just dial your cell number and begin calling nonstop.

Articles and websites offering free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers usually rely on theories that actually are not worthwhile and very rarely provide the results you need. Listening to their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites recommend 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 webpages where the owner of that number has stored their contact information, which may include their cell number. The problem is very few people list their cell phone number on the web for the very same reason the majority of people would prefer it not be accessible in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is often suggested that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites like EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have made a purchase, but this is quite useless to you. These sites do not openly reveal personal information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them over the internet. When you buy an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected site where your information is not open to public viewing. A search engine is not going to search the contact records of a shopping site and pull out a cell phone number. It just doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records 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 informative as the phone number you have now.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone directories and retrieve more detailed information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup services. Anyone claiming you should enter a cell phone number at these common sites in order to retrieve the name of the owner is throwing away space and time. Simple as that.

The only legitimate way to retrieve the name behind that number that has you concerned is to render a minor charge to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some websites may charge a very nominal fee to access the directory for one number search, while others may give you access to an endless number of searches. No matter how much information you get for your dollar, the charge should be relatively small for a reputable service.