subject: Finding Reverse Cell Numbers Made Easy [print this page] One of the worst parts of owning a phone is harassment that you have to put up with sometimes. Apart from the telemarketers, prank calls are something that drive people crazy the most. For telemarketers, the law is on your side and you can always put your cell phone number in the do not call registry. But there are no such solutions against being prank called by someone who knows your number. What you want in that instance is to find out who the caller is and you can do that with just the phone number from the caller ID. What you need is a reverse cell numbers lookup directory to find the owner of the number that called you.
Internet Search
One of the simplest ways of doing reverse cell number lookups is to just search your favorite search engine like Google and Yahoo for the number. Unsurprisingly, there are people out there who share their phone number publicly and allow search engines to get that number and their page. There are few such people, unfortunately. But since this is free, and takes not time at all to do, it is always advisable to do this free search first.
Reverse Cell Number Lookup Directory
These are paid services that have an arrangement with the cellular phone companies and thus have access to the subscriber database of the phone companies. For a small fee they will allow you to search for the number of your choice. The fee charged is usually around $15 for a one-time search. If you want to do more searches, you can go for an annual subscriptions that allows you unlimited reverse lookups for a year for just under $40.
Preliminary Search
These directories offer you a free preliminary search, which allows you to see that the number you are looking for is available in the directory. Apart from that, they also tell you what other information do they have for that number - the address of the owner, their household income etc. You are advised to always do this search because it makes sure that you will get a result once you have paid for the service.
100% money back guarantee
These directories also a offer a 100% money back guarantee, which means that you are assured of satisfaction as long as you are sure you want the service. Once you have paid the fee, the next step is the easiest one: just enter the number in the directory, and get your results instantly.
