Normally, when you are thinking about someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to locate an old friend 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 go to websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet problems arise in most people's lives where they obtain a phone number and need to determine who it belongs to. Phone books are designed only to look up the name of the person you hope to contact, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more difficult since there isn't a cell phone directory accessible to the public as with residential numbers. Apparently, developments in technology have made another variation of phone number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup means just what its name suggests: it reverses the method in which you usually use a phone number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to get to a number or address, you look up a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number may be registered to.
Most people do not even know this is possible, yet with the invention of reverse phone lookup services it is now common in the business world. It is also growing with individuals who find themselves interested in a phone number for whatever reason. It is a different take on the phone book that may very well erase the need for paper phone books in the future.
If you get too many unwanted phone calls, whether they are childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even solicitations or bill collectors who don't reveal who they are but call nonstop, there is a way to identify just who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these websites.
You can check out yellowpages.com and access a limited reverse phone lookup website for very basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be accessed by any other source other than a more detailed service.
- * When you have a phone number but no more information and need a name.
- * When you have a cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and need a name, address, or other information. Whitepages.com is not going to help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you want.
Reverse phone lookup services put out a lot of time compiling information, keeping it as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized directory so that it may be quickly used by people whenever needed.
Much of this information retrieved is not that simple to find and some of it must be paid for in advance. For example, a trustworthy, well maintained listing will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of numbers. As with any business, it is understandable that you will have to pay a small charge to gain access to their records.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and reasonable, for the most part around a buck or so for a one-time phone number search and about 15 dollars for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service which requires a substantial charge for very little information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile listings out there to waste time and money on incomplete resources, so ensure they can deliver the information you need before giving them hard earned money.