Reverse Phone Directory
A reverse telephone directory is a listing of names and addresses that can be found by simply plugging in an individual’s telephone number. Historically, reverse telephone directories where used by police officers or people in the emergency services arena to determine the location of someone in need. They were also used quite a bit by detectives and private investigators. Today just about anyone can use a reverse telephone directory to get information on a specific person.
Information dispensed through reverse telephone directories is gathered from public directories. Early on, these phone directories were printed and sent to law enforcement, libraries and even phone companies. A little bit later for a small fee, you could take a look at a reverse phone directory. Around ten years ago, in 2000, they became available online. This was to the chagrin to many individuals who did not want their information available on the internet. Today, individuals in the United States can pay a small fee and their names will be excluded from these directories. And this list is called “your listing not published” and it is fairly inexpensive. The price ranges from under $1 to about $150. But this is only for landlines.
Even though some individuals are unhappy with reverse phone directories, there are many good uses for reverse telephone directories. Namely, they allow individuals to track down phone numbers of unfamiliar callers, especially telemarketers and prank callers. Also, if you have suspicions of your spouse or partner being unfaithful, you can gather any unfamiliar numbers from cell or landline phone records, perform a simple search and find out the name and address of the caller.
Reverse phone directories can provide a lot of good. They can help honest individuals track down individuals that are calling them, but are making their identity anonymous. Getting this information gives an individual the opportunity to call and confront the caller, block their phone number or even contact the authorities. It is also a great tool for screening out con artists who may call asking for money under the guise of some type of charity. A reverse search allows you to find out, exactly who is calling, along with their address, so that you can perform further research if necessary. If who a person or organization say that they are, does not match up with the information that they have provided to you, you may need to warn them about calling you and may want to go as far as blocking their phone number.
There are many great uses for reverse phone directories, all of them have not been listed in this article. However, because you can find inexpensive and even free services, it is very easy to test one out for yourself.
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Lets perform a reverse phone lookup! Let me warn you though, it's really easy! In the box below, click the link and you will be taken to a page when you can type in the phone number you would like to look up. Then click "Go!" to perform a reverse phone lookup. So easy a kindergardener can do it...
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