If you have been looking for a site 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 are seeking. Even if you read through numerous web based articles on cell phone lookup, just praying that someone would fill you in on that elusive website, I am sure you didn't find what you were seeking.

That is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to find because it would be spread around town over night. This is a service in hot demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same way as home phone numbers.

compiling all listed cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life easier when you need to know exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also take away some of the appeal of a cell phone. There is a level of security knowing that a telemarketer 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 cellular numbers often rely on methods that plainly are not effective and rarely, if ever, provide the results you want. Listening to their advice will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or whatever search engine you prefer and quickly searching for the phone number of concern. This is supposed to guide you to websites where the owner of that cell phone number has posted their contact information, which may include the cell phone number. The problem is very few people list their cell phone number on the web for the exact reason most 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 sometimes reported that cell phone numbers may be retrieved from auction sites like EBay or shopping webpages where the person may have made a purchase, but this is quite useless to you. These sites do not openly reveal personal information used in a purchase, because no one would purchase from them over the internet. When you purchase an item online, such as Ebay, you use a protected site where your blocked from public viewing. A search engine is not going to go through the personal information of a shopping source and pull out a cell phone number. It just doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot retrieve someone's personal information 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.

Internet Phone Books

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone directories and find more detailed information only from a cell number then there wouldn't be such a high demand for cell phone number reverse lookup websites. Anyone recommending you type in a cell phone number at these phone book sites in attempt to access the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

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