Usually, when you are thinking about someone you haven't have lost touch with or need to communicate with an old friend who you don't have a number for, you simply go to the phone book and search for their name. These days most people do not even waste space in their office or homes with the chunky paper phone books, but go to internet pages containing the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in in everyday life where they have a phone number and need 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 need to reach, so offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a cell phone directory free to the community as we have with residential numbers. Obviously, technological advances have made another variation of number listing essential.
Reverse phone lookup is exactly what the name states: it reverses the method in which you normally use a phone number listing. Rather than searching for a name to find a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
Many people do not even realize this is possible, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now possible by many businesses. It is also growing with people who find themselves curious about 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 paper phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a high volume of disturbing calls, whether they are childish hang ups, rude pranks, or even telemarketers or bill collectors who don't leave a message but call constantly, it is possible to identify just who is making the calls by tapping into one of these services.
You can visit yellowpages.com and find a free reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be found with any other means besides a more detailed listing.
- * If you have a number but no more information and need a corresponding name.
- * When you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted residential number and need a name, address, or other information. Whitepages.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 collecting information, keeping it as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized listing so that it may be easily used by consumers as needed.
Much of this information collected is not that simple to obtain and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For instance, a reputable, well maintained directory will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of phone numbers. In turn, it is to be expected that you will have to pay a nominal charge to gain access to their listings.
The key to the fee is it should be small and fair, usually around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number search and around fifteen bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service that demands a large charge for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many good websites available to waste time and money on inaccurate services, so ensure they actually have the information you need before handing over your money.