How many times have you received a phone call from a number you are not familiar with? If you are like me, you don't want to waste time answering calls from numbers you don't recognize. Usually you are dealing with telemarketers, wrong numbers, even bill collectors. Heaven forbid, you might also suspect you are a victim of infidelity and want to determine if the unknown caller's identity is that of your cheating partners dirty little secret. Usually, however, there are times that I do wonder who has called, especially if it happens to be a local number.
Cell phone companies have done a very good job of keeping cell phone records private and the conventional methods used to get land line phone number information do not usually apply to cell phones. More and more people have cell phones, and like me, do not even have a land line anymore. As people become increasingly mobile, this becomes one's life line to the world.
Attempts to gain information on a cell phone by access online phone databases usually ends in failure. You might be able to get information about the fact that it is a cell phone, the phone company, maybe even the state or province the cell phone is registered in. But that is it. Not a whole lot to go on, leaving you back at square one.
There are many websites that offer, for a fee, valuable information on cell phones that you cannot get anywhere else. These websites usually have to pay for the information they provide, and in turn, must incorporate a fee to cover their expenses. Some of the web site allow you to pay by the search, I've seen as low as 99 cents. Other sites charge a one time fee that covers unlimited searches for cell phone information. While you might be satisfied with obtaining the identity of the caller, what is great about these cell phone search sites is the fact that you also can get information on the exact address of the owner of the number; even being provided with a "map-quest" type reference.
While you might not have success in every search you do, the fee-based search sites cover you with a money-back guarantee. If you are unable to obtain the information you require, they you can get your money back, so that is a great feature.
As for the "free" option, your chances for success are not likely. Many web sites will state "free" results, but usually in the end you are given the option to get more information for a fee. I have searched for cell phone numbers and will get to a page that states the location of the number even informing that there are details available. When you click on the "details" you are presented with an offer to get more information for a fee - either a one time charge or a per-search change. So you are best to accept the fact, for now, that extra information is going to cost you.
Cell phone companies have done a very good job of keeping cell phone records private and the conventional methods used to get land line phone number information do not usually apply to cell phones. More and more people have cell phones, and like me, do not even have a land line anymore. As people become increasingly mobile, this becomes one's life line to the world.
Attempts to gain information on a cell phone by access online phone databases usually ends in failure. You might be able to get information about the fact that it is a cell phone, the phone company, maybe even the state or province the cell phone is registered in. But that is it. Not a whole lot to go on, leaving you back at square one.
There are many websites that offer, for a fee, valuable information on cell phones that you cannot get anywhere else. These websites usually have to pay for the information they provide, and in turn, must incorporate a fee to cover their expenses. Some of the web site allow you to pay by the search, I've seen as low as 99 cents. Other sites charge a one time fee that covers unlimited searches for cell phone information. While you might be satisfied with obtaining the identity of the caller, what is great about these cell phone search sites is the fact that you also can get information on the exact address of the owner of the number; even being provided with a "map-quest" type reference.
While you might not have success in every search you do, the fee-based search sites cover you with a money-back guarantee. If you are unable to obtain the information you require, they you can get your money back, so that is a great feature.
As for the "free" option, your chances for success are not likely. Many web sites will state "free" results, but usually in the end you are given the option to get more information for a fee. I have searched for cell phone numbers and will get to a page that states the location of the number even informing that there are details available. When you click on the "details" you are presented with an offer to get more information for a fee - either a one time charge or a per-search change. So you are best to accept the fact, for now, that extra information is going to cost you.
If you receive a number of calls you do not recognize, I recommend going with the one-time fee options. Just doing a few searches a month usually will cover the fees is short order. Once you do a search, you will realize how valuable a tool a reverse phone look-up can be. More information on reverse phone lookups and my recommendations is available at my site: http://howcanifindsomeonescellphonenumber.com