Normally, when you remember someone you haven't haven't heard from in awhile or need to locate an coworker who you don't have a number for, you simply go to the phone book and find their name. These days most people do not even waste space in their homes with the wasteful paper phone books, but prefer to visit websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet things happen in in everyday life where they obtain a phone number and need to identify who it is connected to. Old style phone books are designed around knowing the name of the business or person you need to connect with, so are useless. With cell phones being so commonplace 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 number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup means just what the name states: it reverses the method in which you usually 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 address of whoever the number is registered to.
A lot of people do not even realize this can be done, but with the existance of reverse phone lookup directories it is now widely used by many businesses. It is also on the rise with individuals who find themselves interested in a phone number for for various reasons. 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 are receiving a high volume of disturbing calls, whether they be annoying hang ups, disturbing pranks, or even telemarketers and bill collectors who don't reveal who they are but call nonstop, it is possible to identify exactly who is connected to the calls by utilizing one of these directories.
You can check out whitepages.com and access a free reverse phone lookup website for very basic information or for published landline numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be accessed by any other means besides a more detailed service.
- * If you have a phone number but no more information and must find a corresponding name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unlisted residential number and need a name, address, or additional information. Yellowpages.com will not help with these sorts of information because it is not updated with the information you are searching for.
Reverse phone lookup directories spend a lot of time compiling information, double checking that it is as accurate as possible, and saving it all in an organized listing so that it can be easily utilized by consumers 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 reputable, up to date website will have to purchase numbers from cell phone companies for updated listings of phone numbers. As with any business, it is only reasonable that you will have to hand over a small charge to gain access to their records.
The deal about the charge is it should be low and reasonable, typically around a dollar or so for a one-time phone number search and under 15 bucks for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service which requires a high charge for limited information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many worthwhile directories available to throw away time and money on inaccurate resources, so ensure they actually have the information you desire before wasting hard earned money.