Free Reverse Cell Phone Directory Information

Several reverse mobile phone directories will generally provide you basic info when you run a free cell phone lookup by number. Type in the cell number in question and get the geographic pinpoint of where the phone was originally established, a map of the city and state and a pinpoint dot of the person's residence.

It wasn't that long ago, a group fought against allowing wireless companies to publicly share a a free book of mobile numbers paired with the owner information so that they could preserve the personal rights of citizens. Because people incur a charge for any minute spent on wireless telephones, the public did not want to get charged for sales calls or calls from total strangers.

The rules put in place to protect consumers do not forbid non-wireless companies from buying and gathering info from public records and sales lists in order to build reverse directories that provide personal info in a free cellular phone lookup by number. Because these non-wireless businesses must incur expenses to obtain the more private facts, they don't share too much for free but it's better than nothing. To obtain anything more than that, like a name and address of the cell telephone owner, you will need to pay a small fee for a complete report.

To see just the basic information and run a free wireless telephone look up by on a number, go to a reputable reverse wireless phone directory on the web. Many of these directories have a search area that allows you to type in the cellular telephone number you want to reverse. Submit the mobile information in the field highlighted and click any enter button for the box. You should then be taken to a basic review of the owner - the area at which the wireless account was set up and a generic area map. You will also see, though, highlights of the more private variety of information in the directory for the cellular telephone search. The expense for getting the more personal material tied to the mobile number should also be revealed after you've completed the look at the free information about the phone number.

Reverse Phone Detective Review - Reverse Lookup Directory

If you are serious about needing to perform a reverse phone lookup on a cell phone number, there are plenty of directories willing to take your money but not all directories can actually give you up to date information. A review of the Reverse Phone Detective product shows that it has a lot of powerful information stored in its database that is not only accurate but comes with a guarantee that assures you the best success in getting the name and address information tied to a cell phone.

Reverse Phone Lookup

This reverse directory offers several types of access:

• Pay a one-time-membership fee and conduct unlimited searches of land line phones and unlisted numbers

• Pay to order a single report

In either case, if the information you want cannot be found, you will be provided assistance by the Reverse Phone Detective staff in order to track down the information for no additional charge. If the information cannot be found, you get your money back.

(That is an assurance you should always look for in a reverse directory, by the way.)

Number of Records

The next consideration to take into account is the number of records the directory has on file. As of 2009, there were 305 million residents in the United States. If the directory you are considering doesn’t have hundreds of millions of records, then chances are you won’t find the name and address of the phone number in question. Reverse Phone Detective makes the list with hundreds of millions of records on file.

It is important to note, too that this directory contains records on only US residents over the age of 18. That means they’ve taken safety precautions to ensure the identities of minors has been covered.

The amount of information available on a reverse phone lookup report can differ between directories, as well. At a minimum, you want to be able to get a name and address but Reverse Phone Detective takes that a step further and offers:

• Phone owner name and current address
• Line type - landline or mobile
• Household members
• Phone company and carrier
• Possible neighbors and relatives
• Issuing location with map
• Other phone numbers belonging to owner
• Previous addresses / residences

I know that all sounds great, but the proof is in the pudding, so to speak. In order to complete my review of Reverse Phone Detective, I pulled up an actual full report on a friend’s cell phone number.

Full Reverse Phone Lookup Test

The report was available immediately upon completing the online purchase confirmation and included the name of the owner of that number, their correct address and, surprising, the name and address of three relatives, the cell phone owner’s previous address, and the wireless service where the phone number originated.

Once in the database, I found so many other options for information that I could have spent hours looking around. I was fascinated with the amount of detail and the options for being able to conduct background checks or do other phone number searches. I can see where membership would be a nice tool to have in checking on the phone numbers that show up on your home phone, your children’s phones, or on your own cell phone bill.

You can do a quick test of the system for no money at all by entering your own phone number in their home page. You will see a map showing roughly where the cell phone owner is located and then you have the option to buy the report.

Trying that little test alone is pretty interesting. If they know where you are located, it makes you wonder what else they have on file about you and you might just be interested in purchasing your own report. You can also opt out of their database for free from their home page by selecting their opt-out link. This author’s Reverse Phone Detective review shows they seem to have all the bases covered.