subject: How Do You Do A Cell Phone Number Reverse Look Up? [print this page] Performing a cell phone reverse look up is not as difficult as you may think. If you follow the instructions given here, you can successfully trace a cell phone call in less than 5 minutes. The most important step is to know the number you want to trace. To actually trace the number, all you have to do is use a reverse cell phone directory. A number of these are available online, but not all of them serve you equally well.
Directories advertising to be 100% free are among the worst of them all. These free directories often require you to fill out a form with your personal information before you can perform a search. These directories then sell your information to third parties so that you can receive even more spam mail. Avoid using the free directories.
That being said, the reputable directories often allow you to do a free preliminary search. This preliminary search will:
- reveal whether the number is a land line or a cell phone
- display the location of the registered address on a map to within 50 kilometers
- reveal whether there is more information about the number you are searching in the database
If there is more information about that number in the database you will be given the option of purchasing it. A one-time purchase costs just under $15. If you plan on doing many searches then a $40 yearly-long, unlimited-search subscription will be the best option for you.
The information that is revealed to you after you pay the small fee includes:
- the name and address of the registered owner
- whether the registered owner has any other phone numbers
- how many people live in the household (only available sometimes)
- the average household income (only available sometimes)
The reputable directories also give you a 60 day hassle-free, no-questions asked, 100% money back guarantee. So you can feel completely protected when you perform a search.
Just to recap; free directories are almost always unhelpful. You should look only for directories that charge you for the service. You will get only what you paid for. A single one-time search costs you about $15. This fee is partly used by the reverse directory companies to pay the mobile phone companies for the privilege to search their databases. The cell phone company databases are the real sources from where you will be getting your trace information and the directory is the middle-man.
