If you’ve ever tried looking on the net for a reverse cell phone directory, you know how disappointing it can be once you discover that there is no cell phone equivalent to services such as the White Pages.
The reason for this is simple: Landline phone number information (at least those that have not been made private) is available for all to see and can easily be accessed via the numerous online and offline directories. In other words, it is public information.
Cell phone information is not as straight forward. Personal details such as the owner’s name and address are kept by each of the major cell carriers and do not appear in free directories such as the White Pages.
No matter how sophisticated your caller Id is, you will never know anything about a cell phone caller except for their number.
Though reverse cell phone directories exist, they are not the same as the free land line directories. The major difference is that you will have to go through a company that specializes in buying and providing personal details from the cell phone carriers. They buy the rights to access the information and charge a small fee to anyone that wishes to use their service to do a reverse cell phone lookup.