Usually, when you remember someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to contact an acquaintance who you don't have a number for, you retrieve the phone book and look up their last name. These days most people do not even waste space in their homes with the oversized paper phone books, but prefer to visit websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in most people's lives where they have a phone number and want to determine who it is connected to. Phone books are designed around knowing the name of the person you want to reach, so are useless. With cell phones being so commonplace these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a phone number listing free to the public as we have with standard home phones. Apparently, technological advances have made another type of phone number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup functions exactly what the name states: it reverses the method in which you normally use a number directory. Rather than browsing for a name to find a phone number or address, you use a phone number to find the name or address of whoever the number may be registered to.
Most people do not even know this can be done, yet with the invention of reverse phone lookup directories it is now possible by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who find themselves curious about a number for one reason or another. It is a new sort of phone book that could potentially erase the need for phone books in the future.
If you are bothered by a high volume of unwanted phone calls, whether they be annoying hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations or bill collectors who don't clearly identify themselves but call nonstop, it is possible to figure out exactly who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these directories.
You can visit yellowpages.com and find a free reverse phone lookup website for the most basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be found by any other resource other than a more detailed service.
- * If you have a phone number but no other information and must find a name.
- * When you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted landline number and need a name, address, or other information. Yellowpages.com is not going to help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup services spend quite a bit of time compiling information, keeping it as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized listing so that it can be quickly accessed by people on demand.
A good bit of this information compiled is not easy to obtain and some of it must be paid for in advance. For example, a trustworthy, up to date directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for updated listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will have to pay a small charge to have access to their listings.
The key to the fee is it should be low and fair, typically about a buck or so for a single phone number search and about 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service asking for a substantial fee for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile listings available to waste time and money on inaccurate services, so ensure they are offering the information you desire before giving them hard earned money.