If you have been looking for a website 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 numerous web based articles on the subject, just praying that someone would reveal that elusive website, I am positive you didn't find what you were seeking.

That is because there is no hidden website. If completely free cell phone reverse lookup was available, it wouldn't be hard to find because it would be spread by word of mouth instantly. This is a service in high demand since cell phone numbers are not listed in the same way as home phone numbers.

Listing 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 attraction of a cell phone. There is a level of comfort trusting that a bill collector can't just purchase your cell number and start calling nonstop.

Articles and websites offering free reverse phone look up for cell phone numbers usually rely on ideas that simply are not worthwhile and rarely, if ever, produce the useful information you want. Following their directions will be a huge waste of time, and here is why.

Myth #1: Using Search Engines

Some websites suggest going to Google or any other internet search engine and quickly searching for the phone number of concern. This is supposed to lead you to webpages where the registered user of that cell phone number has listed their contact information, which may include their cell number. The problem is very few people post their cell phone number on the internet for the very same reason the majority of people would rather it not be broadcasted in a phone book for anyone to search: they don't want random people calling their cell phone.

It is sometimes suggested that cell phone numbers may be collected from auction sites such as EBay or shopping webpages where the owner may have made a purchase, but this offers nothing of value to your situation. Shopping sites should never reveal contact information used in a purchase, otherwise no one would buy from them online. When you pay for an item online, EBay included, you use a protected forum where your blocked from public viewing. A search engine is not going to dig through the personal information of a shopping source and find a phone number. It just doesn't work that way.

Also, you cannot find someone's private records 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.

Myth #2: Online Phone Directories

If you could go to whitepages.com or other phone listings and find more detailed 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 enter a cell phone number at these common sites in order to access the cell phone owner is wasting space and time. Enough said.

The only effective way to retrieve the name behind that number that has you concerned is to pay a minor charge to a reputable reverse phone lookup website. Some listings may charge a very minor fee to access the service for one number search, while others may grant you access to unlimited searches. No matter how much information you get for your money, the fee should be rather inexpensive for a legitimate directory.