If you have been looking for a site providing completely free reverse phone number look up for a cell phone number, you are probably exhausted and still don't have the information you are seeking. Even if you perused through endless web based articles on cell phone lookup, just hoping that someone would reveal that secret website, I am positive you didn't find what you were looking for.

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

Listing all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you need to know exactly who is bothering you, but it would also take away some of the attraction that come with a cell phone. There is a level of security believing that a bill collector can't just look up 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 effective and very rarely provide the results you are looking for. Following their directions will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and simply searching for the phone number of concern. This is rumored to direct you to websites where the registered user of that number has posted their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people use their cell phone number on the internet for the exact reason most people would prefer it not be posted in a phone book for the general public: they don't want random people calling their cell.

It is often reported that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to you. These sites do not openly reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would buy from them online. When you buy an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected site where your secured from public viewing. A search engine is not going to go through the contact records of a shopping source and retrieve a phone number. It simply doesn't work in that manner.

Also, you cannot find someone's personal information 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 informative as the phone number you already have.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone directories and retrieve more detailed information just 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 common sites in attempt to retrieve the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only fast way to find the name listed under that number that has you worried is to pay a minor charge to a trustworthy reverse phone lookup directory. Some websites may charge a very minor fee to utilize the directory for one lookup, while others may give you access to unlimited searches. No matter what you get for your money, the charge should be rather inexpensive for a reputable service.