Normally, when you recall someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to contact an old friend who you don't have a number for, you of course find the phone book and find their last name. These days most people do not even waste space in their homes with the chunky paper phone books, but prefer to visit internet pages containing the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet problems arise in most people's lives where they receive a phone number and want to determine who it belongs to. Phone books are designed around knowing the name of the person you need to contact, so offer little help. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more complicated because there isn't a phone number directory free to the community like with residential numbers. Apparently, developments in technology have made another type of phone number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup functions just what the name states: it reverses the method in which you usually use a phone number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to find a number or address, you use a phone number to retrieve the name or even address of whoever the number may be listed under.
A lot of people do not even know this is possible, but with the development of reverse phone lookup services it is now common by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with people who get curious about a phone number for whatever reason. It is a different take on the phone book that is likely to eliminate the demand for paper phone books in the future.
If you are bothered by too many disturbing calls, whether they are annoying hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even solicitations or collection services who don't reveal who they are but call nonstop, there is a way to discover exactly who is connected to the calls by accessing one of these websites.
You can check out whitepages.com and find a free reverse phone lookup directory for very basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be accessed by any other source besides a more detailed service.
- * When you have a number but no other information and want a matching name.
- * When you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted residential number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com is not likely to help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup services spend quite a bit of time finding information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized listing so that it may be easily used by people as needed.
A good bit of this information compiled is not easy to locate and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For instance, a reputable, accurate listing will have to pay cell phone companies for updated listings of numbers. In turn, it is to be expected that you will have to pay a nominal charge to have access to their records.
The key to the fee is it should be low and reasonable, usually around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number lookup and about 15 dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service asking for a large fee for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many good listings available to waste time and money on incomplete services, so be certain they are offering the information you want before handing over your money.