Normally, when you remember someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to locate an old friend who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and search for their last name. Nowadays, most people do not even waste space in their living spaces with the oversized paper phone books, but go to websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in in everyday life where they receive a phone number and need to know who it belongs to. Phone books are designed around knowing the name of the person you want to contact, so offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a phone number listing free to the public as we have with landlines. Clearly, technological advances have made another type of number listing essential.
Reverse phone lookup means just what the name states: it reverses the way you usually use a phone number directory. Rather than looking up a name to find a number or address, you are using a phone number to retrieve the name or address of whoever the number may be registered to.
Many people do not even realize this is possible, but with the development of reverse phone lookup services it is now possible by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who get interested in a number for one reason or another. 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 get too many unwanted phone calls, whether they be childish hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations and bill collectors who don't clearly identify themselves but call nonstop, there is a way to discover exactly who is connected to the calls by tapping into one of these websites.
You can check out yellowpages.com and use a free reverse phone lookup directory for the most basic information or for listed home phone numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be retrieved by any other source other than a more detailed listing.
- * When you have a phone number but no other information and want a matching name.
- * When you have a cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and need a name, address, or additional information. Yellowpages.com is not going to help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend a lot of time compiling information, keeping it as accurate as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized listing so that it can be easily accessed by consumers whenever needed.
A lot of this information collected is not easy to find and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For instance, a legitimate, up to date listing will have to pay cell phone companies for updated listings of numbers. In turn, it is understandable that you will have to hand over a nominal charge to have access to their information.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and affordable, usually around a dollar or so for a single phone number lookup and under 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any directory which requires a large charge for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many valuable listings available to waste time and money on incomplete resources, so be certain they can deliver the information you need before wasting your money.