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Many people wonder how to track a cell phone number in today’s internet age. With the invention of the mobile phone, things have changed significantly in terms of being able to identify who is calling (or texting in the case of mobile devices). This article will explore some options for anyone wishing to trace a phone number online.
First, let’s delve a bit into the history of telephones. In the ‘old day’s (about 20 years ago), everyone had a single telephone line in their home attached to the wall of their kitchen. The next technological advance became the cordless telephone. Just as we were marveling at the coolness of the cordless phone, along came mobile phones. The invention of the mobile telephone changed everyone’s lives. Not only did we no longer need to be at home to receive phone calls, we also could send text messages, pictures, even email.
The number of cell phones is certainly growing at a much more rapid pace than the traditional land line. And – statistics are showing that more and more people are giving up their landlines and opting for the exclusive use of cellular devices. While this is a “good thing” for efficiency and convenience, the same cannot be said about the ability to perform a reverse cell phone lookup. If you want to know how to track a cell phone number, the game has certainly changed.
There is no reverse cell phone book available that covers all carriers (which include Sprint, Cingular, AT&T, IPhone, and Verizon – just to name the big guys in the market). The reason for this is that there was never any directive for these companies to work together to make their phone number information (including name, street address, city and state) available. Say goodbye to the phonebook that sits in your top kitchen drawer – it is becoming less and less useful as you find your friends can only be reached by cell.
The problem is that cell phone numbers do not display ‘caller id’ information from the caller (or texter). This can make for some aggravation as you might not recognize a phone number, but need to know who the caller is – or perhaps you are getting prank or annoying phone calls or text messages. Whether it is a wanted or unwanted call, the truth is that you can’t easily identify the caller with a mobile phone.
You have a couple of ways to get a free reverse cell phone lookup. One is to simply go to an online search engine such as Google, Yahoo! or Bing. Type in the phone number – try it with and without the dashes (ex: 999-222-2222 or 999222222). You may get lucky in that the person might have posted some personal information about them online (such as a forum, want-ad or Craiglist – which isn’t a good idea to do, but might be good for you). You will be surprised at how many people post their numbers online – making it easier for you to be able to trace a cell phone number. Another obvious method is to simply call back the number that is on your cell display. Hopefully, they will either answer or have an ‘away message’ that identifies who they are. If you are really daring, you could leave them a message asking them who they are!
There is another alternative, however it is fee-based. There are online companies that have collected and purchased this information from independent parties – they offer a reverse cell phone lookup service for a fee – usually the fee isn’t too expensive. Some also offer an ‘unlimited cell phone number trace’ option for a higher fee for a period of time – say a year or so. If you absolutely need to identify who owns a cell phone number, this is your best option to find out.
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