Why aren’t cell number lookups free?
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Is it really possible to run a free cell phone search on the world wide web? Many of us have been dismayed or discouraged in the past with websites that appear to provide free services online, but in truth don’t. Is this the case for the cell phone reverse lookup?
First let us explain what we mean by a phone number search. Let’s say you have the home phone number but no idea who the number belongs to. You may use a number lookup site like Yahoo to learn the details. Of course in situations when you lost contact with someone but still have their phone number, or just to see who owns the phone number. There are many places where you can make these residential and business phone inquiries on line searches at no cost, including fax phone numbers.
Unfortunately, trouble arises when you need to do a reverse lookup on a cell phone as the free directories do not list such numbers. So, if you’re searching an Oregon cell number you will have a problem. These listings do not contain cell phone numbers as this information is exclusively in the hands of carriers and telecommunications companies. Do these records exist & are they available at no cost?
The good news is that there are programs that offer a large number of cell numbers, but they are not free. These web sites of course need to pay a premium to gain access to some of this information, and go to the trouble and expense of obtaining all data in one place and thus, you must pay a small price for access to their database. Often times though, the fee is typically a one-time fee and you can do as many searches as you want. These records generally include cell owner details, address , carrier information, and the phone and connection status. We should mention that the databases offered by individual companies differ to some degree, but most include cell phone numbers, residential, business, fax, toll-free and pagers. With these programs your queries are guaranteed legal & confidential.
We have seen programs claiming to offer free cell research, but that has always led to websites charging a price in the end. Some do allow people to search for free and then see the results. The sad truth is that the only place where you will find detailed reverse cell records is within the legitimate paid directories. To conclude, cell phone searches are not free. However, if you really need to access these records, we think that it’s a small price to pay.