Why Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Sites Are So Popular - And Disappointing
By David Down
It is truly astonishing how many people are looking to run a free reverse cell phone lookup online today. Visit any popular social networking site or popular discussion forum and you will discover the same question being asked over and over again - how can I run a free reverse phone lookup, for cell and residential numbers? What is frustrating is the large number of sites which appear to offer this very service, but in fact once you visit their websites you find they require payment for access. This is a common tactic used by many websites which on the surface offer free services but look more carefully and they do not. What is the true situation with free reverse phone number lookups?
A reverse phone number lookup can certainly be very useful, for example where you have noted down a phone number but cannot remember who gave it to you. If the phone number is a residential "landline" phone number it can be possible to use a "reverse lookup" service to find out the owner and address. More difficult however is to perform a similar lookup using a cell phone number. This is because the free directories do not have access to the cell numbers which are controlled independently by the individual cellular carrier companies, and so cannot access this information. Other details such as fax and unlisted numbers can also be impossible to find.
So is it even possible to find this information? On the plus side, there certainly do exist websites which have access to both the residential and cellular carrier number databases, and it is possible to gain access to this information. Unfortunately this information cannot currently be found for free. The phone number records are held by the phone companies who agree to let others access the details for at a price. Third party websites have now appeared which legally gather together huge numbers of different databases and charge users a single one-off membership fee for access, including databases such as cell phone lookups, residential phone lookups, background and people search information, civil and criminal records, and many more. The good news is that once you have access, you can run as many searches and investigations as you want. Information such as phone owner name, address and phone status is included, plus pagers and even unlisted number searches.
One of the advantages of using a paid membership service such as this is the wealth of additional information you can gain access to. For example once you have access you can perform personal background checks and investigations of the sort a private detective would perform. Information to help you find people or family members, lookup business criminal and court records, even birth death and marriage records. In situations where you are suspicious about someone you know you could even run checks for police or sex offender records as part of your membership.
As you may have read in forum discussions and social networking sites when people ask about a reverse cell phone lookup, some people provide links which they claim offer this information for free. However having followed these links many times I have still to find one which was real for both cell and residential. In my experience they all lead eventually to the same paid sites. Some may offer a free search, but will then charge for access to the results. Unfortunately in my opinion the only way to access legitimate reverse phone records online is by paying for access to the paid directories, but it is worth remembering that the legitimate lookup sites all offer money back guarantees, so you can be sure they are not scams. It is worth paying a small fee to a professional organisation for that peace of mind.
For the definitive list of the best free reverse cell phone lookup sites visit Cell-Phone-Pages.com. Cell-Phone-Pages.com also contains hundreds of phone and telecommunications articles and resources covering all aspects of cell and residential phone safety, security, accessories and shopping.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Websites - Do They Exist?
Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Websites - Do They Exist?
By David Down
Is it really possible to run a free reverse cell phone lookup on the internet? Many of us have become disillusioned and frustrated in the past with websites which appear to offer free products or services online but in fact do not. Is this the case with cell phone lookups?
Firstly let us examine exactly what we mean by a phone number lookup. If you have in your possession a residential phone number but no idea who the number belongs to or what address it relates to you can use a "reverse lookup" service to find out those details. This can obviously be very useful in situations where you have lost contact with someone but still have a record of their phone number, or simply wish to verify who owns the number before mistakenly phoning the wrong number. There are many places you can perform such residential and business phone lookups online for free, including toll-free numbers.
However a problem arises when you need to run a reverse lookup on a cellular phone as the free directories do not contain any such numbers. Similarly they do not contain fax numbers as this information is only held by the carriers and telecommunications companies. Do these records exist, and are they free?
The good news is there are websites which claim to offer large numbers of cell phone numbers, but they are not free. These websites naturally have to pay for access to some of this information, and go to the considerable trouble of pulling all the various resources together in one place, and as a result you will be charged a small fee before you can access the lookup databases. However the fee is a one-off payment and with some websites you can run as many searches as you like once you have access, with others they offer a single lookup for a lower fee. The records they claim to offer include cell owner details, address history, carrier details, and the phone connection status. It is also worth noting that the databases offered by each company differ to some degree, but most include cell phones and often residential, business, toll-free, even pagers, and these websites say your searches are guaranteed legal and confidential.
In addition to reverse lookups there are also similar websites which offer access to information such as background checks and background reports, people finder databases, bankruptcies, liens, public records databases including births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions, sex offender records, police records, and much more. These sites operate in the same way, offering access to specific types of information for a set fee, however it should be noted that you will not receive access to such information as part of your cell phone lookup site membership.
I have seen websites claiming to offer free cell lookups, but they always lead eventually to the paid sites in the end, even allowing people to search for free and then charging to view the results. It is the sad truth that the only place where you are likely to find detailed reverse cell records is within the legitimate paid directories. In conclusion, the answer is no, free cell phone lookups do not currently exist. However if you really want to access such records then I believe paying a small fee is a price worth paying.
For more information including a list of popular reverse cell phone lookup sites visit [http://www.cell-phone-pages.com]Cell-Phone-Pages.com. Cell Phone Pages also contains hundreds of cell phone and telecommunications articles and resources covering all aspects of cell phone safety, security, accessories and shopping.
By David Down
Is it really possible to run a free reverse cell phone lookup on the internet? Many of us have become disillusioned and frustrated in the past with websites which appear to offer free products or services online but in fact do not. Is this the case with cell phone lookups?
Firstly let us examine exactly what we mean by a phone number lookup. If you have in your possession a residential phone number but no idea who the number belongs to or what address it relates to you can use a "reverse lookup" service to find out those details. This can obviously be very useful in situations where you have lost contact with someone but still have a record of their phone number, or simply wish to verify who owns the number before mistakenly phoning the wrong number. There are many places you can perform such residential and business phone lookups online for free, including toll-free numbers.
However a problem arises when you need to run a reverse lookup on a cellular phone as the free directories do not contain any such numbers. Similarly they do not contain fax numbers as this information is only held by the carriers and telecommunications companies. Do these records exist, and are they free?
The good news is there are websites which claim to offer large numbers of cell phone numbers, but they are not free. These websites naturally have to pay for access to some of this information, and go to the considerable trouble of pulling all the various resources together in one place, and as a result you will be charged a small fee before you can access the lookup databases. However the fee is a one-off payment and with some websites you can run as many searches as you like once you have access, with others they offer a single lookup for a lower fee. The records they claim to offer include cell owner details, address history, carrier details, and the phone connection status. It is also worth noting that the databases offered by each company differ to some degree, but most include cell phones and often residential, business, toll-free, even pagers, and these websites say your searches are guaranteed legal and confidential.
In addition to reverse lookups there are also similar websites which offer access to information such as background checks and background reports, people finder databases, bankruptcies, liens, public records databases including births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions, sex offender records, police records, and much more. These sites operate in the same way, offering access to specific types of information for a set fee, however it should be noted that you will not receive access to such information as part of your cell phone lookup site membership.
I have seen websites claiming to offer free cell lookups, but they always lead eventually to the paid sites in the end, even allowing people to search for free and then charging to view the results. It is the sad truth that the only place where you are likely to find detailed reverse cell records is within the legitimate paid directories. In conclusion, the answer is no, free cell phone lookups do not currently exist. However if you really want to access such records then I believe paying a small fee is a price worth paying.
For more information including a list of popular reverse cell phone lookup sites visit [http://www.cell-phone-pages.com]Cell-Phone-Pages.com. Cell Phone Pages also contains hundreds of cell phone and telecommunications articles and resources covering all aspects of cell phone safety, security, accessories and shopping.
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