Usually, when you recall someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to contact an coworker who you don't have a number for, you retrieve 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 would rather use internet pages containing the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet problems arise in in everyday life where they obtain a phone number and need to determine who it belongs to. Phone books are designed only to look up the name of the person you need to contact, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a phone number phone book free to the public like with standard home phones. Apparently, developments in technology have made another sort of number directory essential.
Reverse phone lookup is just what its name suggests: it reverses the way you usually use a number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to locate a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to retrieve the name or address of whoever the number may be listed under.
Many people do not even know this is possible, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup directories it is now common by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with people who become concerned with a phone number for one reason or another. It is a new sort of phone book and is likely to eliminate the demand for paper phone books in the future.
If you get a lot of disturbing calls, whether they are childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even telemarketers or collection services who don't leave a message but call constantly, you can identify just who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these directories.
You can visit yellowpages.com and access a limited reverse phone lookup directory for the most basic information or for listed home phone numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be accessed through any other source other than a more detailed service.
- * When you have a phone number but no additional information and need a corresponding name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted landline number and need a name, address, or other information. Whitepages.com is not going to help with these sorts of information because it is not equipped with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend quite a bit of time compiling information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and saving it all in an organized directory so that it can be quickly accessed by consumers as needed.
Much of this information collected is not easy to locate and some of it must be paid for as well. For example, a trustworthy, well maintained website will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for accurate listings of numbers. As with any business, it is to be expected that you will have to pay a small charge to have access to their information.
The deal about the fee is it should be small and fair, typically around a buck or so for a one-time phone number lookup and about 15 dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service that demands a high charge for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile listings out there to waste time and money on inaccurate resources, so ensure they can deliver the information you desire before handing over hard earned money.