subject: How To Research A Cell Phone Number [print this page] Are you aware that you can trace any cell number in as little as 5 minutes? That is, if you know what you are doing. By the end of this article you will know what you are doing and you will be able to uncover the identity of a cell phone owner without breaking a sweat.
As soon as you have the cell number, the rest, as far as finding out who the owner is, is pretty simple. In order to identify who the owner is, you have to use what is called a reverse cell phone directory. There are many available nowadays however, some are better than the rest.
Try to avoid using the services that are offering their services completely free. Those companies are collecting your personal information and this allows them to rent or sell it to third parties. Most of us, if not all of us do not really want anything like that happening. So, if we want to protect our own identifying information, we are left with paying for the reverse cell phone lookup service.
The cost is just under $15 for a one-time search and just under $40 for a year-long, unlimited search membership. If you are anticipating doing more than 3 searches then go for the year-long subscription because you will save lots of money.
When performing a reverse phone search you can expect to find some specific information about the cell phone owner including:
- the owner's full name
- the owner's registered address
- any previous addresses the owner my have had
- any previous or other current phone numbers the owner has
One of the first things you should do is locate a database or a directory that will give you a free preliminary search. Doing this search will confirm that the number you entered is in the database that they have all of the information associated with that number.
At this point you can choose to pay the fee to get the information.
After doing some independent research, you are going to find that only the directories and databases that charge a fee are the ones that are going to give you real information.
One of the most important things to watch out for is that the reverse phone search directory you are using gives you a 100% money back guarantee. All of the reputable ones do and those are the ones you want to work with.