Usually, when you remember someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to communicate with an acquaintance who you don't have a number for, you of course find the phone book and find their last name. Yet in current times most people do not even waste space in their living spaces with the chunky paper phone books, but would rather use internet pages containing the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet things happen in in everyday life where they receive a phone number and want to know who it belongs to. Old style phone books are designed around knowing the name of the business or person you need to contact, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more complicated because there isn't a phone number directory free to the community like with standard home phones. Apparently, technological advances have made another variation of number directory essential.
Reverse phone lookup means exactly what its name states: it reverses the method in which you normally use a number listing. Instead of looking up a name to find a phone 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 realize this is available, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now common in the business world. It is also on the rise with individuals who find themselves concerned with a number for whatever reason. It is a new sort of phone book and is likely to outdate the demand for paper phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a high volume of unwanted phone calls, whether they be childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even solicitations and bill collectors who don't reveal who they are but call nonstop, it is possible to discover exactly who is connected to the calls by tapping into one of these services.
You can check out whitepages.com and use a free reverse phone lookup directory for very basic information or for published landline numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be retrieved by any other source other than a more detailed listing.
- * If you have a number but no additional information and must find a matching name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unlisted landline number and need a name, address, or other information. Whitepages.com will not help with this type of information because it is not updated with the information you want.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend quite a bit of time compiling information, ensuring it is as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized listing so that it can be easily accessed by consumers as needed.
Much of this information compiled is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for as well. For example, a reputable, up to date website will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for updated listings of numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will have to pay a nominal fee to gain access to their information.
The deal about the fee is it should be small and fair, for the most part around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number search and around fifteen dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any directory that demands a high charge for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many valuable directories out there to throw away time and money on inaccurate resources, so make sure they can deliver the information you need before giving them your money.