Usually, when you recall someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to communicate with an coworker who you don't have a number for, you retrieve the phone book and search for their last name. These days most people do not even take up room in their homes with the wasteful paper phone books, but go to internet pages containing the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in most people's lives where they have a phone number and want to determine who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed on the knowledge of the name of the business or person you want to reach, so offer little help. With cell phones being so commonplace these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a phone number phone book accessible to the community like with residential numbers. Apparently, developments in technology have made another type of number compilation essential.
Reverse phone lookup functions basically what the name states: it reverses the method in which you usually use a phone number listing. Rather than searching for a name to find a number or address, you are using a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number is listed under.
Most people do not even realize this is available, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now possible in the business world. It is also growing with individuals who find themselves interested in a number for for various reasons. It is a more modern form of the phone book and may very well eliminate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are receiving too many unwanted phone calls, whether they are annoying hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even telemarketers or bill collectors who don't reveal who they are but call constantly, it is possible to figure out exactly who is connected to the calls by accessing one of these directories.
You can visit yellowpages.com and access a limited reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for published landline numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be accessed through any other resource besides a more detailed service.
- * If you have a phone number but no more information and need a matching name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unpublished residential number and need a name, address, or additional information.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 compiling information, ensuring it is as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized fashion so that it may be quickly accessed by people whenever needed.
A good bit of this information retrieved is not that simple to obtain and some of it must be paid for as well. For example, a trustworthy, well maintained directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for updated listings of phone numbers. In turn, it is understandable that you will have to hand over a nominal fee to have access to their information.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and fair, usually about a buck or so for a single phone number lookup and about 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any directory asking for a substantial fee for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many valuable directories available to waste time and money on inaccurate resources, so make sure they are offering the information you need before handing over hard earned money.