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Published on: 14 November, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Reverse cell phone lookups can stop annoying calls in their tracks

One of the great things about technology is that advances are often made in response to problems we all face. Before caller ID was invented, there was no real way to tell who was on the other end of a phone call, short of calling the operator and asking. Now, with cell phones, a degree of that anonymity is now back since most phone books don’t bother listing cell phone numbers along side land line numbers. Thankfully, reverse cell phone lookups allow you to pinpoint the owner of a phone number, even if it belongs to a cell phone, and it only takes a few seconds to perform.

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A reverse cell phone lookup uses all of the public record information currently on the Internet to “figure out” who is on the other end of any phone number. It doesn’t matter if it is a telemarketer bothering you during your dinner or a prank phone call trying to get a rise out of you. The power of a reverse call phone lookup can help to locate the true owner of any phone number. The most powerful reverse phone lookups are only a simple google search away.

What sort of information can you expect from a reverse cell phone lookup? In most cases, you’ll be able to get the name that the phone number is registered to, in addition to several other pieces of information, including an address, a company name and sometimes even an email address. Since cell phone numbers aren’t registered with the local phone book, you really have no other way to protect yourself from annoying phone calls, other than through a reverse cell phone lookup. You can protect yourself, your family and your phone bill by catching and ending annoying phone calls before they become a huge problem with a reverse cell phone lookup. A reverse cell phone lookup can not only save you from dozens of annoying phone calls, it can help you sleep through the night knowing that you won’t be awoken by prank callers or by unsolicited sales calls.

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La VergaEnmascarada @ 14 November, 2008 05:30:43 AM

nice, that is why we have *67

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anonymous @ 14 November, 2008 06:42:19 AM

*69 maybe :)

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vzw fanboy @ 14 November, 2008 07:58:27 AM

i have caller id at my house and when an at&t person calls it says the account holders name and then number on the screen, but when my verizon peeps call me it says new york call and then the number...has anyone else noticed this?

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anonymous @ 14 November, 2008 08:30:02 AM

yes verizon blocks there subscribers information as they feel that it is their duty to not give it out. It will never say the actually callers name just the state they are calling from.

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vzw fanboy @ 14 November, 2008 01:39:07 PM

i think its cool saying which state you live in, but i would like it better if it said the account holder name, wouldnt you?

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iff2mastamatt @ 17 November, 2008 03:40:39 PM

It's an option.

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anonymous @ 18 November, 2008 11:11:32 AM

thats not true at all. if you want your info to appear verizon can do it, you just have to ask

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anonymous @ 14 November, 2008 01:01:01 PM

the prank caller will more than likely block his/her number, but if they dont u also try 411.com

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anonymous @ 14 November, 2008 03:12:37 PM

that's been around for awhile. so this article's topic is kinda old.

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anonymous @ 18 November, 2008 01:38:48 AM

Note - anything much past the city information (like WHOSE NUMBER) is NOT free. Ultimate Phone Directory gives out carrier information, but it got my carrier wrong - I switched a few years back & it gave my old one.

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Blimmy @ 03 December, 2008 04:20:33 PM

I was just reading about this on http://reversethisnumber.com/all-about-reverse-cell-phone-search.html But, does anyone know if there is a free option?

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StaceyM @ 29 January, 2009 05:04:49 AM

Here are reverse lookup tips that might be useful for everyone: http://www.reverselookupcanada.ca/

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