Normally, when you remember someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to contact an acquaintance who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and search for their name. These days most people do not even take up room in their office or homes with the chunky paper phone books, but prefer to visit internet pages containing the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in most people's lives where they have a phone number and want to know who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed around knowing the name of the person you need to reach, so won't help much. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more troublesome since there isn't a phone number listing free to the community like with residential numbers. Obviously, developments in technology have made another type of phone number compilation necessary.
Reverse phone lookup functions exactly what the name states: it reverses the method in which you typically use a phone number directory. Instead of browsing for a name to get to a number or address, you are using a phone number to find the name or even address of whoever the number may be registered to.
Many people do not even know this is available, yet with the development of reverse phone lookup directories it is now common by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who get concerned with a number for whatever reason. It is a new sort of phone book that could potentially eliminate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are bothered by a high volume of unwanted phone calls, whether they be annoying hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even telemarketers or collection services who don't leave a message but call nonstop, it is possible to identify exactly who is connected to the calls by accessing one of these directories.
You can check out whitepages.com and access a free 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 found by any other resource other than a more detailed service.
- * If you have a number but no other information and need a name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and need a name, address, or other information. Yellowpages.com will not help with these sorts of information because it is not equipped with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup directories put out a lot of time finding information, ensuring it is as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized fashion so that it may be easily accessed by consumers on demand.
A lot of this information compiled is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for as well. For example, a reputable, well maintained directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will have to hand over a small fee to gain access to their information.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and reasonable, for the most part around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number lookup and around 15 dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site that demands a large charge for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many valuable listings available to throw away time and money on inaccurate services, so ensure they are offering the information you want before handing over hard earned money.