Usually, when you recall someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to locate an old friend who you don't have a phone number for, you of course find the phone book and search for their name. These days most people do not even take up room in their living spaces with the oversized paper phone books, but prefer to visit internet pages containing the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet problems arise in in everyday life where they obtain a phone number and need to identify who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed around knowing the name of the business or person you need to connect with, so won't help much. With cell phones being so commonplace these days it gets even more complicated since there isn't a phone number listing free to the community as we have with landlines. Clearly, technological advances have made another type of number directory necessary.
Reverse phone lookup functions exactly what the name states: it reverses the way you normally use a number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to get to a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number may be registered to.
Most people do not even know this can be done, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who find themselves curious about a number for for various reasons. It is a new sort of phone book and could potentially eliminate the demand for paper phone books in the future.
If you get a lot of disturbing calls, whether they are annoying hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even telemarketers or bill collectors who don't leave a message but call at all hours, there is a way to discover just who is making the calls by accessing one of these directories.
You can check out yellowpages.com and use a limited reverse phone lookup service for the most basic information or for published landline numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be found by any other resource besides a more detailed listing.
- * When you have a number but no other information and need a name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unpublished landline number and need a name, address, or additional information. Yellowpages.com will not help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup services put out quite a bit of time compiling information, ensuring it is as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized directory so that it can be easily used by consumers whenever needed.
A good bit of this information compiled is not easy to locate and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For example, a legitimate, well maintained listing will have to pay cell phone companies for updated listings of numbers. In turn, it is understandable that you will be required to hand over a nominal fee to gain access to their information.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and fair, for the most part about a buck or so for a one-time phone number search and under 15 bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site that demands a high charge for limited information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many valuable listings out there to throw away time and money on inaccurate resources, so ensure they are offering the information you desire before handing over hard earned money.