Normally, when you remember someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to locate an coworker who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and search for their name. Nowadays, most people do not even waste space in their living spaces with the wasteful paper phone books, but go to websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet things happen in in everyday life where they receive a phone number and need to determine who it is connected 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 widely used these days it gets even more troublesome since there isn't a phone number phone book free to the community as with residential numbers. Obviously, technological advances have made another sort of number listing essential.
Reverse phone lookup is exactly what its name suggests: it reverses the way you usually use a phone number listing. Rather than browsing for a name to find a number or address, you use a phone number to locate the name or address of whoever the number may be listed under.
A lot of people do not even realize this is available, but with the invention of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible in the business world. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who become curious about a number for whatever reason. It is a different take on the phone book and could potentially eliminate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are bothered by a lot of disturbing calls, whether they are childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even solicitations and bill collectors who don't leave a message but call nonstop, you can identify exactly who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these services.
You can go to yellowpages.com and access a free reverse phone lookup service for the most basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be accessed with any other resource besides a more detailed service.
- * When you have a phone number but no other information and need a matching name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unlisted residential number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Yellowpages.com is not going to help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you want.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend quite a bit of time collecting information, ensuring it is as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized fashion so that it may be quickly accessed by consumers whenever needed.
Much of this information collected is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for as well. For instance, a trustworthy, accurate directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for accurate listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will be required to pay a nominal fee to gain access to their information.
The deal about the fee is it should be low and fair, usually around a buck or so for a one-time phone number lookup and around 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any directory which requires a large fee for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many valuable websites available to waste time and money on inaccurate resources, so make sure they actually have the information you need before wasting your money.