Cell Phone Lookup   by Steve Patterson

in Technology / Cell Phones    (submitted 2011-04-20)

Some people, including yourself, may be concerned about whom their children are talking to on their phones late at night. It can be considered a normal thing to check the activity of your child on the internet to have them avoid online predators, so you can imagine in the same way checking their mobile phone communications for suspicious callers.

Even if you suspect your partner or spouse of hiding something important from you, the same techniques can be used to discover the owner of certain calls that he/she receives. Check their cell phones for unfamiliar numbers and take note of them when you get the opportunity. Go on the internet and check the numbers into a cell phone reverse directory to see who was on the other end of the line.

The reverse directory will let you know the information they have in their database for that particular number. Unlisted land line numbers can also be cross referenced. You can then pay a one-time fee for the information or additional charges if you want to sign up to make unlimited searches throughout the year.

The usual information you will be able to access would be:
• the name of the numbers' owner
• his/her billing address
• The address map
• Wireless connection provider
• Additional numbers the person may have
• Address identity

A word of caution: avoid dealing with a website that will ask for your information before letting you know what information they have for you. Also avoid the websites that are charging fees before telling you what information you will pay for. A reputable website will have refund policies if they provide you with erroneous or outdated information.

A word of caution, there will not be a reputable free reverse directory website available online. As those websites need to purchase their information from cell phone companies, they will have to charge a small fee back to you. Cellular phone numbers cannot be accessed freely. Since the cell phone providers are not obligated to provide any of their information, they will charge the time they will take to retrieve the data for the buyer.

You can look up reputable reverse cell phone directory websites on the internet quite easily. Just type in: "cell phone reverse directory" on the search bar of any search engine. And you can look for advise on good directory providers written by other consumers on many varied online forums.

About the Author

Steve Patterson is an author for the site Cell Phone Lookup.