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Reverse Cell Phone Lookup - Is it Really Possible? |
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Written by Andy OConnor
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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It's 3am in the morning and the phone rings. With bleary eyes, you take a look at the caller ID display, which shows a cell number you don't know. You decide not to bother answering - you don't want to talk to someone who could be a complete stranger at that time of night.
by AndyOConnor
It's 3am in the morning and the phone rings. With bleary eyes, you take a look at the caller ID display, which shows a cell number you don't know. You decide not to bother answering - you don't want to talk to someone who could be a complete stranger at that time of night.
You are curious however about who was calling you and would really like to know who it is. The only way you can think of finding out who called, is by calling the number yourself - something you'd rather not do in case it's someone you don't want to speak to. There is another option though - a reverse cell phone lookup.
A reverse cell phone lookup is quite simple to do. All you have to do is enter the cell number you're looking for into the search box on the site and the reverse cell phone directory will do the rest. It will search through it's database of cell phone numbers and when it finds a match, it will provide you with the corresponding information for that phone number - name, address & more.
It can be a difficult job though to find a reputable reverse cell phone lookup service that can actually deliver on what they promise. Quite a few directories even claim to be able to provide you with a totally free reverse cell phone search.
Unfortunately though, this is not the case - there are no accurate, free cell phone lookup services available for cell numbers, only for landline numbers. Sites that advertise as offering a free service usually only let you search for free (then pay to see the information), or are sites that don't actually have a database of cell numbers that just get their information by "decoding" cell numbers to tell you the carrier and location.
Information for landline phone numbers is in the public domain so is much easier for almost anyone to access & start a free reverse phone lookup site. Cell phone numbers aren't though, so all this information needs to be collected manually.
It costs these reverse cell phone lookup companies a considerable amount of money and time to organize all the information into a searchable database. This is why the reverse cell phone directories that provide accurate results will charge a small fee to cover their costs of providing the service.
Even amongst the paid reverse cell phone lookup services though, there is a wide variation in the quality of what they have to offer. Some companies have far superior and larger databases of cell numbers than others, while a few (not very reputable ones) will still try and make you pay for a search, even if they don't have the cell number you want!
Thankfully there are only a very small handful of those 'dodgy' directories. Most reverse cell phone lookup services offer an excellent service for a very low fee. You just need to make sure you do your research first, to make sure you sign up with a quality service.
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