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Reverse Cell Phone Lookup and its Usage Today

By Joe Macker


A conventional telephone directory files customers' information like name and address and these information are employed by a directory user to recover the customer's cell phone number or telephone number. Also called gray pages directory and crisscross directory, a reverse cell phone lookup differs from the directory because you use instead the phone number to look for the customer's details such as the owner of that number and the specific address.

American phone companies have been printing reverse phone directories for some time and gave it to law enforcement agencies and public libraries. Yet, the usage of reverse cell phone lookup was enmeshed in controversy on account of the security and privacy matters if not used properly. Let us examine how reverse phone directories are employed.

In law enforcement, reverse phone directories are utilized to recover the address of particular phone numbers. A case in point is a 911 call. If the cellular phone number or phone number is not acknowledged by the caller id, the number is searched in the reverse cell phone lookup to recover the information of the caller like the name and address. By utilizing this, they can answer immediately calls from specific addresses and render assistance without the need for the caller to give the address.

The reverse phone directory is one more valuable tool in the public library. Usually when they couldn't find any address to the borrower of the book but they have with them the phone number of the person, they will just search the reverse cell phone lookup and obtain the registered address of the borrower. Whenever there are penalties or some discrepancies, they can contact the borrower using the address obtained.

But in the US, phone subscribers can choose to give an extra amount so that their number will not be included in the reverse phone numbers. Since cell phones have become popular as well, it has been debated for a long time whether or not to release cell phone numbers to the public and to be included in the reverse phone directories. Currently, these numbers are not yet included but there are several information companies that provide reverse cell phone directories. This data was gathered from resources that are obtained online.

This info, if not used correctly, can be a security and privacy matter to quite a few people. However, with the availability of the internet and certain companies who take advantage of this feature such as fund raisers, telemarketers and others who contact consumers by telephone, there is no assurance that you'll be safe. Put extra care in giving out your cell phone number to unfamiliar persons or those who have not earned your trust.




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