Reverse Phone Searches - Land Lines Vs Cell Phones

Reverse phone lookup websites exist on the Internet for those of us wishing to find both land-line and cellular carrier numbers. All that you need to perform this search is the 10 digit phone number you want information on. In the event that a phone number is the only information you have, this type of search is beneficial in that it is still very revealing. Type your number into the search form on the directory website and click search.

You will discover that depending on the type of phone number you entered, the results you receive will vary significantly.

Land Line Phones

If your desired number belongs to a land line phone, detailed name and address information is presented, assuming it is not designated as an 'unlisted number' by its owner.

Cellular Phones

If the phone is a cellular service, however, you will only find the city, state, and carrier of origin for the number, at most.

Why is so much more information available about landlines from these free directories? Land line numbers are considered public information, and thus names and addresses are readily available unless their owners opt out. It is therefore totally legal for phone companies to organize this information and present it to you in any searchable form.

However, mobile phone numbers are protected by strict privacy laws at the state and federal level which regulate how your personal information can be used. This is done for a variety of reasons, not the list of which is to prevent telemarketers from using the limited number of minutes available from your service plan. Because of this, no official free wireless directory exists at this time.

How to Find any Number - Regardless of Type

What we do have access to, however, are public records. This is information compiled by a wide range of companies and government entities which is mostly available to the general public. These records are made easily available to us by way of a special reverse phone directory - which congregates them into an accurate and regularly updated database using computer technology. You can therefore search 98% of all numbers, both cellular, listed and unlisted land-line, VOIP, wifi, and others.

Because of the work these directories must perform to acquire and maintain their information, a small fee is assessed as either a one time charge or unlimited yearly service. (The latter of which is most valuable when you find yourself looking up multiple numbers on caller ID.) So now instead of spending hours searching for information from the wide open web which isn't available, you can have it in seconds.

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