Normally, when you recall someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to locate an acquaintance who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and look up their name. These days most people do not even take up room in their office or homes with the wasteful paper phone books, but go to websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in most people's lives where they obtain a phone number and want to identify who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed around knowing the name of the business or person you want to contact, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more complicated since there isn't a phone number listing accessible to the community like with landlines. Apparently, technological advances have made another type of phone number compilation essential.
Reverse phone lookup functions basically what its name states: it reverses the method in which you normally use a phone number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to locate a number or address, you are using a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
A lot of people do not even realize this can be done, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now common by many businesses. It is also growing with people who find themselves interested in a phone number for whatever reason. It is a more modern form of the phone book that may very well eliminate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a high volume of disturbing calls, whether they be childish hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations or collection services who don't leave a message but call at all hours, there is a way to figure out just who is making the calls by tapping into one of these websites.
You can go to whitepages.com and find a free reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for published landline numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be found through any other resource besides a more detailed service.
- * When you have a phone number but no other information and need a matching name.
- * When you have someone's cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com is not likely to help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories put out quite a bit of time obtaining information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized fashion so that it can be easily accessed by consumers as needed.
A good bit of this information retrieved is not that simple to find and some of it must be paid for in advance. For example, a reputable, accurate website will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for updated listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will be required to pay a nominal charge to have access to their records.
The deal about the fee is it should be low and fair, for the most part about a dollar or so for a single phone number lookup and under 15 dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service that demands a substantial charge for limited information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile directories available to throw away time and money on inaccurate resources, so make sure they are offering the information you need before handing over your money.