If you have been searching for a resource providing completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably worn out and still don't have the information you are seeking. Even if you perused through numerous web based articles on the subject, just praying that someone would reveal that hidden website, I am sure you didn't find what you were searching for.

This is because there is no secret website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to discover because it would be spread by word of mouth immediately. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same manner as landline numbers.

Listing all listed cell phone numbers in a publically accessible directory would make life simpler when you want to find out exactly who is bothering you, but it would also eliminate some of the perks of a cell phone. There is a certain security trusting that a telemarketer can't just dial your cell number and start calling nonstop.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers often rely on methods that actually are not effective and very rarely produce the results you want. Following their directions will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and simply searching for the phone number in question. This is supposed to guide you to webpages where the registered user of that number has listed their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The drawback is very few people list their cell phone number on websites for the exact reason most people would rather it not be posted in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want strange people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes suggested that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the person may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to your situation. Shopping sites do not openly reveal personal information used in a purchase, otherwise no one would purchase from them online. When you buy an item online, such as Ebay, you use a protected forum where your information is not open to public access. A search engine is not going to go through the personal information of a shopping site and pull out a phone number. It just doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot get someone's private records from a phone number stored EBay, and even if you could the most benefit it would provide you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you have now.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and retrieve more detailed information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone advising you to enter a cell phone number at these phone book sites in attempt to find the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Simple as that.

The only effective way to retrieve the name listed under that number that has you curious is to pay a minor fee to a reputable reverse phone lookup website. Some listings may charge a very small fee to utilize the directory for one number search, while others may deliver you access to unlimited lookups. No matter how much information you get for your dollar, the charge should be rather inexpensive for a legitimate directory.