Normally, when you are thinking about someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to communicate with an coworker 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 waste space in their living spaces with the wasteful paper phone books, but prefer to visit websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in most people's lives where they obtain a phone number and want to know who it belongs to. Phone books are designed only to look up the name of the business or person you want to reach, and therefore are useless. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a cell phone directory free to the public as we have with landlines. Obviously, technological advances have made another variation of number compilation essential.
Reverse phone lookup is just what the name states: it reverses the method in which you typically use a phone number listing. Rather than looking up 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 is listed under.
Most people do not even know this is available, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with people who get interested in a phone number for whatever reason. It is a more modern form of the phone book and may very well outdate the need for phone books in the future.
If you are bothered by a high volume of disturbing calls, whether they be annoying hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations or bill collectors who don't leave a message but call at all hours, it is possible to figure out exactly who is connected to the calls by tapping into one of these websites.
You can visit whitepages.com and find a limited reverse phone lookup website for very basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be found by any other source besides a more detailed listing.
- * If you have a number but no additional information and need a name.
- * When you have a cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com will not help with this type of information because it is not updated with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup services spend quite a bit of time collecting information, double checking that it is as accurate as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized listing so that it can be quickly accessed by consumers whenever needed.
A good bit of this information collected is not that simple to locate and some of it must be paid for as well. For example, a legitimate, up to date listing will have to pay cell phone networks for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will be required to hand over a nominal charge to have access to their information.
The deal about the fee is it should be small and affordable, typically around a buck or so for a one-time phone number lookup and about fifteen dollars for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site which requires a high charge for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile websites out there to throw away time and money on incomplete services, so be certain they are offering the information you want before handing over hard earned money.