Saturday, December 13, 2008

A Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup - Find Out Who Owns Any Number

By Sam Thompson

Hello again! Today we wanted to go over a useful tool that you can use whenever you need to find out who owns a particular phone number. With just a phone number in hand, you can discover somebody's full name and address along with other details such as their background information.

Of course, cell phone numbers and unlisted numbers present a difficulty here. They are not listed in the phone book. This does not, however mean they can't be looked up. Though not in the public domain like a land line number, there is a way of finding out.

There are firms who are in the business of compiling lists of every phone number. Out of these lists, directories are built which hold every phone number that they can find. These companies pay for access to this information, which can then be searched to find out information on the owners of certain numbers.

These are referred to as "reverse phone directories" and they allow you to get full details on any number. It's all done online - you just type in the phone number, hit search, and the person's details will be displayed on your computer screen.

Immediately following this article is a link which will allow you to do a sample search for free; try it for yourself.

These services are not free, but they are not terribly expensive; and if they can get you the information you're seeking, they are arguably well worth the cost. Many of these directories just charge a one time fee for access to their directory - which is the way to go if you will need to perform searches fairly often. This way you can avoid having to pay each time you want to investigate a number using the directory.

Several different reasons lead people to use these sort of services. Checking up on a spouse who is exhibiting suspicious behavior to see who has been calling them, or putting a stop to frequent prank calls are two common uses for these services. Any time you want to find out about someone, but have only a number to work from, these directories come in handy.

Before going ahead and paying for a reverse directory search, there is a way to check for free. And what way is that? Google, of course. Just do a search on the number in case it is listed on a web page.

All you have to do is go to Google and punch in the phone number into the search box. You will want to use the following format: "555-555-5555" and make sure you use the quotation marks. Hit the search button and then take a look at the search results that appear.

If this phone number is online on some webpage, then Google will bring it up for you. Phone numbers will make their way on the internet for a few different reasons (classified ads, profile pages etc) so there's a chance the number you are "investigating" might just be on the web.

If you get a "hit" from Google, have a look at the webpage and see what information you can find out. If you don't, you know you can always use the regular paid service.

Working from only a number, you can learn a lot about someone; thanks to reverse phone directories, this is easier than ever. - 15478

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