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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Reverse Lookup Phone Number Online

By Eileen Bagley

Performing a reverse lookup phone number through the Internet is simple and most of the time is low-cost or free with various companies that allow individuals to use their technology to find out who has called them without leaving a message or their return phone number.

With a reverse phone number lookup system, an individual can plug in a phone number and press the submit button and the name of the person or business that placed the call to their phone will show up. Sometimes a zip code or city and state are required and this is not difficult to locate. Simply take the area code of the phone number you are trying to find the information on and plug that into a zip code information website and it will give you the city and state from where the phone number originated. In addition, the website could also narrow down the search to a zip code if needed.

Some people could block their name and address from others and when you put in their phone number into the reverse lookup system, you may get back that it is in a certain area like Tampa, Florida or Mexico, Missouri, but you won't be able to see exactly who the person or business is that is calling you.

The choices for gathering information from the online websites for reverse lookup systems when a company or person does not leave there name is to pay for the information or to get it free. The paid data is not always better but for the most part it is more complete. Getting free information may only garner a person a city and state or location where the call originated from. With a paid information lookup sight for reverse phone numbers a box will popup and ask for a credit card or bank card to charge the minimal fee so you can find out who has been trying to get in touch with you and why.

Cell phones are a little different in that the name of the owner could be permanently blocked from view when trying to look up a reverse phone number. This is part of a federal law and has been challenged by many businesses and creditors across the country because they are trying to reach individuals who either do not answer their landline phones or only have a cell phone. This is not the case with all cell phone providers and cell phone users, just some.

Not many people have landline phones any longer, but one of the biggest reasons for wanting a reverse phone number lookup system is because a person may have missed an important phone call on their cell phone or home phone and want to know who called them before returning the call.

Another advantage of having the ability to look up numbers and facts about an unknown caller is if you are receiving a lot of hang up calls, it could be someone harassing you or stalking you and the information gathered from a reverse lookup could be helpful to police officers in stopping the person and putting your mind at ease.

Making a reverse lookup phone number search through the Internet is an easy and quick way to locate the person who is trying to get a-hold of you even if they are hanging up or not leaving a voice mail.

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