How To Reverse Lookup A Phone Number

When do you need a reverse phone service?

If you want to find the name and location of the owner of a specific phone number (cellular or landline) and this number is not listed in whitepages or phone books, you will need a specialized reverse phone lookup service. These services operate by purchasing access to subscriber databases of various mobile operators and phone companies.

By combining multiple sources of information, they provide users with a capability to search through a huge database containing almost all phone numbers in the USA. This database includes land line numbers, unlisted numbers and cell phone numbers.

Due to privacy consideration, these reverse phone lookup services are bounded by some agreements with the phone companies. They cannot provide all these information for free. This is the main reason why you need to pay to use the service with either a valid credit card or paypal account.

This ensures that they cannot be utilized for illegal purposes (e.g. stalking.) Besides, phone companies charge for access to their databases in the first place, so reverse lookup services try to recoup some of their costs by requiring a subscription fee.

Are there any free alternatives to paid reverse phone lookup services?

If you want to find the information without paying, you can use a search engine like Google or Yahoo. Also you can search the number in publicly available whitepages or phonebooks.

The problem is if the number you want to find is a cell phone or is unlisted, then you are unlikely to find any information as those information are privately available. But there is no harm to give a try.

Using the reverse phone lookup services, what are the information I can find?

You can expect to find the owner’s name and address. Some services also provide additional information such as the list of household members.

How do I use a phone reverse lookup service?

Simply enter the phone number which you are researching into the online form. Most services will immediately provide the following information for free:

* Whether the number a cellular or landline.
* The city and state where the number is registered.
* Any additional information about the number.

To find the name of the phone’s owner, you will need to purchase access to the service (a nominal yearly fee is usually required). As mentioned above, the registration requirement is a way of ensuring the service will not be used illegally.

Is it legal to use such services?

These services are legal as long as you did not use it for unlawful purposes and you are not using it for telemarketing purposes.

Go to the Reverse Phone Lookup website to perform reverse phone lookup and find the owner of any cell phone, landline or unlisted number.