Normally, when you remember someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to communicate with an old friend who you don't have a number for, you retrieve the phone book and look up their name. Nowadays, most people do not even take up room in their office or homes with the chunky paper phone books, but would rather use websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in most people's lives where they receive a phone number and need to know who it belongs to. Phone books are designed around knowing the name of the business or person you need to contact, so won't help much. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a phone number directory accessible to the community as with landlines. Obviously, developments in technology have made another type of number compilation necessary.
Reverse phone lookup means exactly what its name suggests: it reverses the method in which you normally use a number directory. Instead of browsing for a name to locate a phone number or address, you use a phone number to retrieve the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
Most people do not even realize this can be done, yet with the development of reverse phone lookup directories it is now common in the business world. It is also on the rise with individuals who find themselves concerned with a phone number for whatever reason. It is a more modern form of the phone book and could potentially outdate the demand for paper phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a high volume of unwanted phone calls, whether they be childish hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations or collection services who don't reveal who they are but call nonstop, there is a way to discover just who is connected to the calls by accessing one of these services.
You can check out whitepages.com and use a limited reverse phone lookup directory for very basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be retrieved by any other source other than a more detailed listing.
- * If you have a phone number but no other information and want a corresponding name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unlisted residential number and want to find a name, address, or other information. Whitepages.com will not help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you want.
Reverse phone lookup services spend a lot of time finding information, ensuring it is as accurate as possible, and saving it all in an organized fashion so that it can be quickly accessed by people whenever needed.
A lot of this information compiled is not easy to find and some of it must be paid for in advance. For instance, a legitimate, well maintained listing will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will be required to pay a small charge to gain access to their listings.
The deal about the fee is it should be low and fair, usually about a buck or so for a single phone number search and around 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service that demands a substantial fee for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many good directories available to throw away time and money on inaccurate services, so be certain they can deliver the information you want before handing over hard earned money.