Looking for a free way to identify the owner of a mobile number? If this is your intention, you could be looking for quite a while. While it is very easy to quickly capture a wireless caller's name, current address, past addresses, family member names and and so on, there is no free method for doing so.

1. Reverse Cell Phone Lookup - Sifting Through Free and Paid Options
Looking for a free way to identify the owner of a mobile number?
If this is your intention, you could be looking for quite a while. While it is very easy to quickly
capture a wireless caller's name, current address, past addresses, family member names and
and so on, there is no free method for doing so.
But if you conduct a search on any major search engine, what you are going to find is that a
large number websites offer free reverse cell phone lookup reports.
So what's the deal with that?
Free reports obtained from websites such as these are very limited in nature - but they are
free. Just don't expect the free report to include the caller's name or address. The most you
can expect to find in any random free mobile phone report is the caller's wireless service
provider (i.e. Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile ) and the wireless number's issuing location. This
scenario will be the case regardless of which website you visit that offers such a report.
So that's not very good.
What it basically comes down to is whether it's worth the expenditure of a fairly small amount
of money to learn a caller's name, address and other personal details. Because you are not
going to discover this information any other way.
Why reverse cell phone lookup reports aren't free
Understanding why personal information behind wireless numbers is not freely accessible will
save time and frustration. Mobile numbers (and the associated personal information) are
owned by the cellular service providers that issue the numbers. So if your service is with
Sprint, then Sprint is the owner of the personal details behind your number. If your service is
with T-Mobile, then T-Mobile is the owner of such information as your name, address and
other pertinent details.
And so on.
If you recall, it wasn't so along ago when it was not possible to discover a mobile phone user's
name and address for any price - unless the user actually disclosed this information to you. It
was one the best advantages of owning a mobile phone from a user's perspective. You didn't
have to worry about receiving calls from unwelcome callers like telemarketers, bill collectors
or any other person or entity you would rather not deal with.
But those days are over.
Now all of the major cell phone service providers sell the intimate details connected with the
mobile numbers they own to what are called reverse phone directories. These directories are
independent data companies which primarily conduct business on the Internet - and are the
only resource for identifying mobile phone users.

2. The vast majority of business conducted by such directories is the sale of personal
information reports in connection with wireless numbers. But they also collect personal
information on landline, business, unlisted, fax, pager and any other kind of telephone
number.
What to look for in a reliable reverse cell phone lookup directory
If you decide that it is worth paying a bit of money to discover a caller's identify, then you now
need to decide which website to purchase your report from. Most directories offer two
purchase options: single reports and subscriptions.
Here's a brief description of both options:
(i) Single reports - are the logical choice for those who simply want to identify the owner of
one particular mobile number and don't have need for an all encompassing phone directory.
The specific personal information disclosed in a typical report usually will include the caller's
name, present address, past addresses, wireless carrier, issuing location of the number and
family member names. This is the minimum amount of information you should expect to see
in any given report.
These reports generally cost around $14 each.
(ii) Subscriptions - are for those who would like to have access to a complete phone directory
all year round. Subscriptions are typically offered in monthly or yearly payments. If you plan
to go this route, I would suggest purchasing a yearly subscription.
Yearly subscriptions typically cost around $40. Included in that price will be one mobile phone
lookup report. The main advantage of a yearly subscription is the ability to run unlimited
people searches and searches for landline and business telephone numbers. Additionally,
some directories offer discounts on future mobile phone reports and other types of personal
information reports, such a civil and criminal background reports.
Monthly subscriptions tend to be more expensive and are more difficult to cancel should you
experience buyer's remorse. And unless you are some kind of private investigator or a
particularly nosey person, you probably will not get your money's worth out of a monthly
subscription.
Securing your purchase
Before you decide to make any kind of purchase on the Internet, you need to know what the
vendor's return/refund policy is. Not only that, you also need to find out whether the vendor
processes its own payments or uses a payment processor like PayPal or Clickbank.
Personal information is considered digital information on the Internet. When it comes to
safeguarding purchases of digital information, no company does a better job than Clickbank.
Clickbank is the Internet's leading digital retailer. The main reason for this is because the
company offers a 60 day refund policy - the most generous refund policy you are going to find
on the Internet for this type of transaction.

3. A website can promise a lot of things when it comes to what information is going to be
disclosed in a reverse cell phone lookup report. The best way to make sure the company
delivers on its promises is to purchase your phone number lookup reports from a company
that puts its money where its mouth is.