Usually, when you are thinking about someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to locate an acquaintance who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and find their last name. Yet in current times most people do not even waste space in their homes with the chunky paper phone books, but would rather use internet pages containing the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur 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 business or person you want to connect with, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more complicated because there isn't a cell phone phone book accessible to the public as with standard home phones. Clearly, technological advances have made another type of phone number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup means exactly what the name states: it reverses the method in which you usually use a number listing. Rather than browsing for a name to find a phone number or address, you use a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
A lot of people do not even know this is available, but with the development of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible in the business world. It is also on the rise with individuals who get interested in a phone number for for various reasons. It is a different take on the phone book that could potentially outdate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a lot of disturbing calls, whether they be childish hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even telemarketers or bill collectors who don't leave a message but call constantly, you can identify exactly who is making the calls by tapping into one of these directories.
You can visit yellowpages.com and find a limited reverse phone lookup website for very basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be found with any other means other than a more detailed directory.
- * If you have a phone number but no more information and want a name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted landline number and need a name, address, or other information. Yellowpages.com is not likely to help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend a lot of time finding information, ensuring it is as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized fashion so that it can be quickly used by people whenever needed.
Much of this information retrieved is not that simple to obtain and some of it must be paid for as well. For example, a trustworthy, accurate directory will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will have to hand over a nominal charge to have access to their records.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and affordable, typically about a dollar 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 high fee for limited information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many valuable listings available to waste time and money on incomplete services, so be certain they actually have the information you need before handing over hard earned money.