Why Modern Individuals May Need A Reverse Cell Phone Number Directory | The Communication Blog

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Why Modern Individuals May Need A Reverse Cell Phone Number Directory

By Matt Shatner


A reverse cell phone number directory may sound like a complicated tool. In reality though, it is not as mind boggling as it sounds. Not everyone would need this kind of directory but its hard to tell whether or not you will need it in the future. Its a good idea to simply just find out more about it.

What it contains?

The term itself can tell you a lot. This type of directory contains cell phone numbers. Now, at first glance, this type of directory does not sound so different from the existing landline directories we have today. But what makes reverse phone call directory different, however, is that apart from the typical white pages is that they often contain unlisted or unregistered numbers and information about their owners. This includes cell phone numbers that often remain unlisted in the white pages.

Of course, you can find more information than just the cell phone number and the owner of that number. It depends mostly on the directory you are using. But mostly, you will find out about a cell phone number owners address, past addresses, other numbers owned and service provider. There are also directories that contain the relatives and neighbors of the individual.

Who can use it?

Anyone with legitimate personal reasons for wanting to use a reverse cell phone number directory can use it, and for as long as they have access to such directory. Needless to say, as a matter of personal responsibility, you should not be using this kind of service if all you want to do is to snoop for no reason at all.

The truth, though is that people really do have good reasons for accessing this kind of directory. Many directory users want to take advantage of a reverse number directory when they want to identify anonymous callers or numbers that pop up from nowhere. You may have one or several numbers on your phone bill that you do not recognize. These could be old acquaintances or even pranksters and suspicious personalities. In any case, you would want to identify them.

Who provides the information?

Reverse cell phone directories are usually owned and published by third party companies that are not affiliated with telecommunications companies. What these third party companies do is research and collect data such as cell phone numbers, addresses, and other information found in a cell phone directory from publicly available sources. Since not all public data can be gathered, not all directories have complete listings. You can find out though if the information you are looking for is in the directory by initially searching for the number.

Payment options may vary from company to company. There are companies that ask for fixed fees while others may prefer a per search fee. Others advertise free directory use. Unfortunately and understandably, many of these advertisements however are false. They may offer free searches to confirm if a number is in their directory but they may later charge a fee when you ask for the information on the numbers owner. You may be better off with a paid service that will tell you outright how much you need to pay. Reputable paid services have very minimal fees.

You do not want to be kept in the dark when it comes to numbers you can not identify. You never know when and why you may need a reverse cell phone directory to help you out.




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