If you have been searching 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 are looking for. Even if you perused through various web based articles on the subject, just hoping that someone would mention that hidden website, I am positive you didn't find what you were searching for.

That is because there is no elusive website. If free cell phone reverse lookup was possible, it wouldn't be hard to come by because it would be spread by word of mouth immediately. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not compiled in the same manner as home phone numbers.

displaying all registered cell phone numbers in a completely open directory would make life simpler when you want to find out exactly who is trying to contact you, but it would also eliminate some of the appeal of a cell phone. There is a certain comfort believing 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 cell phone numbers typically rely on ideas that actually are not accurate and very rarely deliver the results you want. Listening to their directions will be a big waste of time, and here is why.

Search Engines

Some sources suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and quickly searching for the phone number in question. This is supposed to direct you to sites where the owner of that number has stored their personal details, which may include their cell number. The drawback is very few people post their cell phone number on websites for the exact reason the majority of people would prefer it not be broadcasted in a directory for the general public: they don't want random people calling their cell.

It is sometimes believed that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites such as EBay or shopping sites where the person may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to your situation. Shopping sites should never reveal contact information used to make a purchase, because no one would buy from them over the internet. When you pay for an item online, including Ebay, you use a protected site where your secured from public access. A search engine is not going to search the personal information of a shopping site and find a phone number. It simply doesn't work like that.

Also, you cannot get someone's personal information from a phone number saved 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 started with.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to yellopages.com or other phone listings and find private information only from a cell phone 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 common sites in order to find the name of the owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only fast way to retrieve the name listed under that number that has you worried is to render a small price to a reputable reverse phone lookup service. Some services may charge a very minor fee to access the directory for one number search, while others may give you access to an endless number of lookups. No matter what you get for your dollar, the fee should be relatively small for a reputable directory.