Typically, when you remember 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 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 oversized paper phone books, but prefer to visit websites which have the same information and find what they need much quicker.
Yet problems arise in in everyday life where they receive a phone number and need to identify who it belongs to. Old style phone books are designed on the knowledge of the name of the business or person you want to contact, and therefore are useless. With cell phones being so commonplace these days it gets even more complicated because there isn't a cell phone directory accessible to the public as with residential numbers. Clearly, developments in technology have made another variation of phone number directory essential.
Reverse phone lookup functions basically what the name suggests: it reverses the method in which you usually use a phone number listing. Rather than 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 is registered to.
A lot of people do not even know this is possible, yet with the existance of reverse phone lookup directories it is now possible by many businesses. It is also growing with people who become interested in a phone number for one reason or another. It is a more modern form of the phone book and may very well outdate the demand for phone books in the future.
If you are receiving a lot of unwanted phone calls, whether they be childish hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even telemarketers or collection services who don't leave a message but call nonstop, it is possible to identify just who is connected to the calls by accessing one of these services.
You can visit yellowpages.com and find a limited reverse phone lookup service for the most basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two varieties of information that cannot be retrieved with any other resource other than a more detailed service.
- * If you have a number but no more information and need a corresponding name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted landline number and want to find a name, address, or additional information. Yellowpages.com is not likely to help with this type of information because it is not updated with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup services put out a lot of time compiling information, double checking that it is as updated as possible, and storing it all in an organized listing so that it may be easily accessed by consumers whenever needed.
Much of this information retrieved is not easy to find and some of it must be paid for in advance. For instance, a legitimate, accurate website will have to pay cell phone companies for accurate listings of numbers. In turn, it is understandable that you will have to pay a nominal charge to have access to their information.
The deal about the fee is it should be small and fair, typically around a buck or so for a single phone number search and about 15 dollars for more long term subscription 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 websites out there to waste time and money on inaccurate resources, so make sure they are offering the information you need before wasting hard earned money.