Usually, when you recall someone you haven't spoken to in awhile or need to contact an old friend who you don't have a number for, you of course find the phone book and look up their name. Yet in current times most people do not even waste space in their office or homes with the wasteful paper phone books, but prefer to visit websites which have the same information and look it up much quicker.
Yet circumstances occur in in everyday life where they receive a phone number and want to determine who it is connected to. Phone books are designed around knowing the name of the person you need to reach, and therefore offer little help. With cell phones being so commonplace these days it gets even more troublesome because there isn't a phone number phone book free to the community as with residential numbers. Obviously, technological advances have made another variation of number listing necessary.
Reverse phone lookup is basically what the name states: it reverses the method in which you normally use a phone number listing. Rather than browsing for a name to get to a phone number or address, you are using a phone number to find the name or even address of whoever the number may be registered to.
A lot of people do not even realize this is possible, yet with the development of reverse phone lookup websites it is now possible by many businesses. It is also becoming quite popular with individuals who become interested in a number for whatever reason. It is a more modern form of the phone book and is likely to outdate the need for phone books in the future.
If you get a lot of unwanted phone calls, whether they are childish hang ups, distasteful pranks, or even solicitations and bill collectors who don't clearly identify themselves but call constantly, it is possible to discover exactly who is connected to the calls by tapping into one of these services.
You can visit whitepages.com and access a limited reverse phone lookup directory for the most basic information or for published home phone numbers, but there are two categories of information that cannot be found with any other resource other than a more detailed listing.
- * When you have a phone number but no more information and must find a corresponding name.
- * If you have someone's cell phone or an unpublished residential number and need a name, address, or additional information. Whitepages.com is not likely to help with these sorts of information because it is not equipped with the information you need.
Reverse phone lookup services put out quite a bit of time collecting information, keeping it as updated as possible, and saving it all in an organized fashion so that it can be quickly utilized by consumers whenever needed.
A lot of this information compiled is not easy to obtain and some of it they have to pay for as well. For instance, a legitimate, accurate directory 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 listings.
The key to the fee is it should be low and fair, for the most part around a buck or so for a one-time phone number lookup and around fifteen dollars for more long term subscription to the |listings|directory|service}. Any service which requires a large fee for limited information retrieved should be avoided.
There are too many valuable listings out there to waste time and money on incomplete services, so ensure they actually have the information you need before handing over your money.