Normally, when you recall someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to locate an old friend who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and look up their last name. Nowadays, most people do not even waste space in their homes with the chunky paper phone books, but would rather use websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet problems arise in most people's lives where they receive a phone number and need to determine who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed only to look up the name of the business or person you hope to contact, and therefore won't help much. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a phone number phone book free to the public as we have with landlines. Clearly, developments in technology have made another type of number compilation necessary.
Reverse phone lookup functions just what the name suggests: it reverses the way you usually use a phone number listing. Rather than looking up a name to locate a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to retrieve the name or address of whoever the number is listed under.
Most people do not even know this is possible, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now widely used by many businesses. It is also growing with people who become concerned with a phone number for whatever reason. It is a different take on the phone book and may very well erase the need for paper phone books in the future.
If you are receiving too many unwanted phone calls, whether they are annoying hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even solicitations or collection services who don't clearly identify themselves but call constantly, it is possible to figure out just who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these services.
You can visit yellowpages.com and access a free reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be accessed with any other means other than a more detailed directory.
- * If you have a phone number but no more information and need a corresponding name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted residential number and need a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com will not help with these sorts of information because it is not equipped with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories put out quite a bit of time obtaining information, double checking that it is as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized directory so that it can be easily used by consumers whenever needed.
A good bit of this information collected is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For instance, a reputable, up to date directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone networks for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will be required to pay a nominal charge to gain access to their listings.
The deal about the charge is it should be small and fair, for the most part around a dollar or so for a single phone number search and under fifteen bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any directory asking for a large charge for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many valuable websites available to waste time and money on inaccurate services, so ensure they can deliver the information you want before handing over your money.