Usually, when you recall someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to communicate with an old friend who you don't have a number for, you simply go to the phone book and look up their name. Nowadays, most people do not even waste space in their living spaces with the chunky paper phone books, but go to websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in most people's lives where they obtain 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 person you need to connect with, so offer little help. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a cell phone listing accessible to the public as with standard home phones. Obviously, developments in technology have made another variation of phone number listing essential.
Reverse phone lookup means basically what the name states: it reverses the method in which you typically use a number listing. Instead of looking up a name to find a number or address, you look up a phone number to find the name or address of whoever the number is registered to.
A lot of people do not even know this is possible, but with the development of reverse phone lookup websites it is now common by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who become curious about a number for for various reasons. It is a new sort of phone book that is likely to eliminate the need for paper phone books in the future.
If you get too many disturbing calls, whether they are childish hang ups, rude pranks, or even solicitations and collection services who don't reveal who they are but call at all hours, it is possible to identify exactly who is making the calls by accessing one of these directories.
You can go to yellowpages.com and use a free reverse phone lookup service for very basic information or for listed home phone numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be retrieved with any other resource other than a more detailed service.
- * If you have a phone number but no other information and want a 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 updated with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend a lot of time compiling information, keeping it as updated as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized fashion so that it may be easily utilized by consumers whenever needed.
A lot of this information retrieved is not easy to locate and some of it must be paid for in advance. For instance, a trustworthy, well maintained directory will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for accurate listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will be required to hand over a small fee to have access to their records.
The key to the fee is it should be low and affordable, for the most part around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number lookup and about fifteen dollars for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site that demands a high charge for limited information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile listings available to waste time and money on inaccurate services, so ensure they can deliver the information you want before handing over hard earned money.