Usually, when you recall someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to communicate with an old friend who you don't have a phone number for, you simply go to the phone book and search for their name. Nowadays, most people do not even waste space in their homes with the oversized paper phone books, but would rather use websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in in everyday life where they have a phone number and need to identify who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed only to look up the name of the person you need to reach, and therefore are useless. With cell phones being so widely used these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a cell phone directory accessible to the community like with residential numbers. Obviously, developments in technology have made another type of number listing essential.
Reverse phone lookup is exactly what its name suggests: it reverses the method in which you normally use a number listing. Instead of searching for a name to locate a number or address, you look up a phone number to locate the name or even address of whoever the number is registered to.
A lot of people do not even realize this can be done, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible in the business world. It is also on the rise with individuals who become concerned with a number for one reason or another. It is a new sort of phone book that 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 are childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even solicitations or collection services who don't clearly identify themselves but call constantly, there is a way to identify exactly who is making the calls by accessing one of these websites.
You can check out whitepages.com and access a limited reverse phone lookup directory for very basic information or for listed landline numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be retrieved through any other source other than a more detailed directory.
- * If you have a phone number but no other information and want a corresponding name.
- * When you have someone's cell phone or an unpublished home phone number and need a name, address, or other information. Yellowpages.com will not help with this type of information because it is not equipped with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup directories put out a lot of time finding information, double checking that it is as accurate as possible, and storing it all in an organized directory so that it can be quickly used by consumers on demand.
Much of this information compiled is not that simple to locate and some of it must be paid for as well. For instance, a legitimate, up to date listing will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of numbers. As with any business, it is to be expected that you will be required to pay a nominal charge to gain access to their information.
The deal about the charge is it should be small and fair, usually around a dollar or so for a single phone number lookup and around 15 bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service that demands a large fee for limited information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many good directories available to waste time and money on inaccurate services, so be certain they actually have the information you desire before wasting your money.