Normally, when you remember someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to contact an acquaintance who you don't have a phone number for, you of course find the phone book and find their name. Yet in current times most people do not even take up room in their homes with the wasteful 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 have a phone number and want to know who it is connected to. Phone books are designed on the knowledge of the name of the person you need to reach, so won't help much. With cell phones being so popular these days it gets even more complicated because there isn't a phone number directory free to the public like with standard home phones. Clearly, technological advances have made another type of phone number directory essential.
Reverse phone lookup is basically what the name states: it reverses the way you usually use a phone number listing. Instead of browsing for a name to get to a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to retrieve the name or even address of whoever the number is listed under.
A lot of people do not even realize this can be done, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup services it is now possible in the business world. It is also growing with individuals who find themselves interested in a number for for various reasons. It is a more modern form of the phone book that is likely to erase the demand for phone books in the future.
If you get too many disturbing calls, whether they are annoying hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even telemarketers or bill collectors who don't clearly identify themselves but call nonstop, it is possible 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 service for the most basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two sorts of information that cannot be found by any other means other than a more detailed service.
- * If you have a number but no additional information and want a name.
- * If you have a cell phone or an unpublished landline number and need a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com is not going to help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you want.
Reverse phone lookup services put out quite a bit of time finding information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and maintaining it all in an organized fashion so that it may be easily used by people on demand.
A good bit of this information retrieved is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for in advance. For instance, a reputable, well maintained directory will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is to be expected that you will be required to pay a nominal fee to gain access to their listings.
The deal about the charge is it should be small and affordable, for the most part about a dollar or so for a single phone number lookup and under 15 bucks for more long term access to the |listings|directory|service}. Any site asking for a large charge for very little information delivered should be avoided.
There are too many valuable directories out there to throw away time and money on incomplete resources, so be certain they are offering the information you want before handing over your money.