If you have been looking for a resource offering 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 need. Even if you skimmed through various internet articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would mention that secret website, I am sure you didn't find what you were seeking.

This is because there is no secret website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, 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 compiled in the same way as landline numbers.

compiling all listed cell phone numbers in a publically accessible location would make life easier when you need to find out 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 comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and begin calling as they please.

Articles and other internet resources offering free reverse phone look up for cellular numbers often rely on theories that simply are not effective and very rarely deliver the results you need. Listening to their directions will be a huge waste of time, for very sound reason.

Search Engines

Some sources 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 posted their contact information, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people post their cell phone number on websites for the very same reason the majority of people would rather it not be broadcasted in a directory for the general public: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is often believed that these numbers may be collected from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have previously bought something, but this offers nothing of value to you. These 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, including Ebay, you use a protected forum where your information is not open to public viewing. A search engine is not going to dig through the contact records of a shopping source and find a cell phone number. It simply 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 it would lead you to is a screen name, which is likely to be just as informative as the phone number you already have.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and identify private information only 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 phone book sites in attempt to access the cell phone owner is throwing away space and time. Enough said.

The only effective way to find the name behind that number that has you worried is to render a minor fee to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some listings may require a very minor fee to access the directory for one lookup, while others may grant you access to an endless number of lookups. No matter what you get for your dollar, the fee should be rather cheap for a legitimate service.