Typically, when you remember someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to locate an old friend who you don't have a phone number for, you of course find the phone book and look up their name. Yet in current times most people do not even waste space in their homes with the wasteful paper phone books, but go to internet pages containing the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet problems arise in most people's lives where they receive a phone number and want to identify who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed only to look up the name of the business or person you want to connect with, so offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more complicated since there isn't a phone number listing accessible to the public as with residential numbers. Apparently, developments in technology have made another variation of phone number directory essential.
Reverse phone lookup means exactly what the name states: it reverses the method in which you usually use a phone number directory. Instead of looking up a name to find a phone number or address, you use a phone number to find the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
Many people do not even know this is available, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible by many businesses. It is also growing with people who get interested in a number for for various reasons. It is a different take on the phone book that could potentially erase the need for phone books in the future.
If you are receiving too many disturbing calls, whether they are childish hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even telemarketers and bill collectors who don't clearly identify themselves but call nonstop, you can figure out just who is making the calls by tapping into one of these directories.
You can go to whitepages.com and find a limited reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for listed home phone numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be found with any other means besides a more detailed listing.
- * When you have a number but no additional information and need a name.
- * When you have a cell phone or an unlisted home phone number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com is not likely to help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories put out quite a bit of time finding information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized listing so that it can be quickly accessed by consumers as needed.
Much of this information retrieved is not easy to locate and some of it they have to pay for as well. For instance, a reputable, up to date listing will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is to be expected that you will have to pay a nominal fee to have access to their records.
The deal about the charge is it should be small and affordable, typically about a buck or so for a one-time phone number search and under fifteen bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site that demands a high fee for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile directories available to waste time and money on incomplete services, so be certain they can deliver the information you want before handing over your money.