If you have been searching for a resource 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 need. Even if you perused through various web based articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would reveal that secret website, I am sure you didn't find what you were seeking.

This is because there is no elusive website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to find because it would be spread passed around instantly. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not stored in the same manner as home phone numbers.

compiling all registered 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 perks of a cell phone. There is a certain security believing that a telemarketer can't just dial your cell number and start calling at all hours.

Articles and websites claiming to provide free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers usually rely on theories that actually are not effective and rarely, if ever, provide the useful information you need. Following their directions will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some sources recommend going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of curiosity. This is supposed to lead you to websites where the listed owner of that number has posted their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people post their cell phone number on websites for the very same reason most people would rather it not be accessible in a directory for anyone to search: they don't want strange people calling their cell.

It is sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the owner may have previously bought something, but this is quite useless to you. Shopping sites do not openly reveal contact information used to make a purchase, otherwise no one would buy from them over the internet. When you pay for an item online, EBay included, 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 site and find a cell phone number. It simply doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot get someone's personal information from a phone number saved auction sites, and even if you could the most it could give you is a screen name, which is likely to be just as useful as the phone number you already have.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone directories and retrieve private information only from a cell phone number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup directories. Anyone advising you to type in a cell phone number at these common sites in order to access the cell phone owner is wasting space and time. Simple as that.

The only effective way to retrieve the name listed under that number that has you concerned is to render a small price to a legitimate reverse phone lookup service. Some services may charge a very small fee to use the service for one number search, while others may give you access to unlimited searches. No matter which services you get for your money, the charge should be relatively small with a legitimate service.