Every day many thousands of people go to the three major search engines in a futile attempt to identify a cell phone number. We all have unique reasons for doing this, most of them centered around the fact that we’re social creatures!
I did say most reasons are social. A few we have are a bit more serious, and these tend to be also the most urgent way. Unfortunately, as much information as the Internet has, it does not lend itself to quick, easy cell phone number lookups in most cases. You can spend hours on search engines to find nothing more than the carrier or type of phone. And its almost always outdated!
The Problem with Free Reverse Search Sites
Free sites which claim the ability to reverse search by phone number work great – for land line phones. But if you’re looking for a cellular number, trying to identify a prankster, or get more information about a telemarketer, your out of luck. These sites provide only what old school paper phone books provided – a list of publicly available household and business numbers.
Another type of free website which has cropped up recently is more promising, but still has shortcomings which need to be fixed. These sites allow people like you and me to report a number which has called us, along with everything we know about it. This information is then listed in a public forum for everyone else to see – and add to if they’ve also received calls from the same number. As you may have guessed, the utility of the information is limited to the person who has the most knowledge about that number, and usually its no more than you already have – a caller ID name.
An Easier, Quicker Way to Lookup Cell Phones and Identify Unfamiliar Numbers
So whether we want to reacquire the number of our new friend or report a highly annoying tele-prankster to the Russian KGB as an enemy of the state (just kidding), we’re probably looking for the same basic information. Their name, an address, and perhaps some background info. And this information is available at the right place. A new website, called a ‘reverse cell phone directory’, lets us find not only that information, but also criminal, marital, and financial records, possible business and personal associations, and even other numbers owned by the cell phone user in question. Now you can call directly to their house when they don’t answer the phone!
These reverse cell phone directories compile this information from millions of public records and other sources throughout the world, making information available about 98% of all numbers. We simply enter the number and they give us the info in a few seconds. Unlike the free directories, these websites do charge a small fee to cover their operating costs. It is minimal, however, in comparison to the time saved using them, and they allow unlimited phone number searches plus refunds if information isn’t available.
