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 need. Even if you perused through various web based articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would mention that secret website, I am sure you didn't find what you were searching for.

That 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 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 simpler when you want to discover exactly who is bothering you, but it would also eliminate some of the attraction of a cell phone. There is a certain comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just dial your cell number and start calling as they please.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers typically rely on theories that simply are not accurate and very rarely produce the results you want. Listening to their advice will be a big waste of time, for very sound reason.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and simply searching for the phone number in question. This is rumored to direct you to webpages where the registered user of that number has posted their personal details, 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 posted in a phone book for the general public: they don't want strange people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have made a purchase, but this is quite useless to you. These sites should never reveal contact information used in a purchase, because no one would purchase from them over the internet. When you purchase an item online, EBay included, you use a protected forum where your blocked from public access. A search engine is not going to go through the personal information of a shopping source and pull out a phone number. It just doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot retrieve someone's private records from a phone number provided to auction sites, 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 yellopages.com or other phone listings and retrieve private information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a hot search for cell phone number reverse lookup services. 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. Enough said.

The only legitimate way to identify the name behind that number that has you worried is to render a small fee to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some listings may require a very small fee to utilize the directory for one lookup, while others may grant you access to an endless number of searches. No matter which services you get for your dollar, the charge should be relatively inexpensive for a reputable service.