Let's face it - phonebooks have been passé for more than a decade now.
You open up the yellow or white pages only to find land lines, the dinosaurs of yesterday's communication technology.
If you've lived in the 21st century, however, you know that cellphone numbers are not available in the regular phone book.
And you also know that 90% of the population now uses a cell phone - whether it be for business activities, personal use, or otherwise.
Unfortunately, some of these uses of cell phone technology include harassment.
Somewhere along the line, unscrupulous telemarketers and pranksters got the idea that they would be totally anonymous by: from a cell phone.
And to an extent, they were right.
They know that most people do not have access to necessary information for identifying cell phone numbers.
So they could use their automated dialers to call you endlessly everyday without repercussions.
Once the FCC became aware of this, they attempt to impose solutions like do not call lists and reporting hotlines.
While useful, they tend to be ignored by the less scrupulous types.
Instead, you have to manually identify these callers and report them yourself.
Sometimes, it's not a harassing caller that we went to identify but rather our friend that we want to look up or missing family member.
We all know how much cell phone service varies, so it's no surprise that people change their numbers often.
Sometimes when they do, they don't notify all of their friends or relatives.
Many of us have hundreds of contacts in our lives, how could we notify them all? You need a reliable place to look them up if you want to find them.
And then there is the reality that one in two marriages today end in divorce.
Many of these marriages end because of adultery.
Often our spouses have been talking to strangers for months, or even years without our knowledge.
When we finally find out, it is a barrage of fury and we can end up hurt very badly.
If you're paying attention, you might find strange numbers on your phone bill or on your spouses contact list.
If you could find out who these numbers were beforehand you could avoid a lot of pain.
As it turns out, there are ways to look up numbers on modern phones.
The Internet has brought specialized websites which perform just this function.
They garner information from public records, government sources, and community efforts.
Start with a simple search at Google or Yahoo.
Type the number into the box and see if it is listed in the first few results.
If not - don't look any further.
It seems ironic, but you could waste hours if you do.
This is because many of the free sites offer the same information as a phonebook - the carrier and type of phone only.
They are restricted by the same privacy regulations as phonebooks.
Instead, at this point you will want to go directly to a 'reverse phone directory'.
You can search and add these websites by typing the number into the box the same way.
Results are returned instantly for 98% of all phone numbers.
Names, addresses with maps, background information, criminal information, business information, and more can all be revealed.
Live help is available to assist you.
There is a small operating fee, but it is refunded your information is not found.
We are no longer in the dark ages of communication or information technology.
There is no reason today that we should have to struggle while looking up a simple phone number.
By becoming just a little more savvy about the current methods, you'll find it is easier today than it was yesterday.
You open up the yellow or white pages only to find land lines, the dinosaurs of yesterday's communication technology.
If you've lived in the 21st century, however, you know that cellphone numbers are not available in the regular phone book.
And you also know that 90% of the population now uses a cell phone - whether it be for business activities, personal use, or otherwise.
Unfortunately, some of these uses of cell phone technology include harassment.
Somewhere along the line, unscrupulous telemarketers and pranksters got the idea that they would be totally anonymous by: from a cell phone.
And to an extent, they were right.
They know that most people do not have access to necessary information for identifying cell phone numbers.
So they could use their automated dialers to call you endlessly everyday without repercussions.
Once the FCC became aware of this, they attempt to impose solutions like do not call lists and reporting hotlines.
While useful, they tend to be ignored by the less scrupulous types.
Instead, you have to manually identify these callers and report them yourself.
Sometimes, it's not a harassing caller that we went to identify but rather our friend that we want to look up or missing family member.
We all know how much cell phone service varies, so it's no surprise that people change their numbers often.
Sometimes when they do, they don't notify all of their friends or relatives.
Many of us have hundreds of contacts in our lives, how could we notify them all? You need a reliable place to look them up if you want to find them.
And then there is the reality that one in two marriages today end in divorce.
Many of these marriages end because of adultery.
Often our spouses have been talking to strangers for months, or even years without our knowledge.
When we finally find out, it is a barrage of fury and we can end up hurt very badly.
If you're paying attention, you might find strange numbers on your phone bill or on your spouses contact list.
If you could find out who these numbers were beforehand you could avoid a lot of pain.
As it turns out, there are ways to look up numbers on modern phones.
The Internet has brought specialized websites which perform just this function.
They garner information from public records, government sources, and community efforts.
Start with a simple search at Google or Yahoo.
Type the number into the box and see if it is listed in the first few results.
If not - don't look any further.
It seems ironic, but you could waste hours if you do.
This is because many of the free sites offer the same information as a phonebook - the carrier and type of phone only.
They are restricted by the same privacy regulations as phonebooks.
Instead, at this point you will want to go directly to a 'reverse phone directory'.
You can search and add these websites by typing the number into the box the same way.
Results are returned instantly for 98% of all phone numbers.
Names, addresses with maps, background information, criminal information, business information, and more can all be revealed.
Live help is available to assist you.
There is a small operating fee, but it is refunded your information is not found.
We are no longer in the dark ages of communication or information technology.
There is no reason today that we should have to struggle while looking up a simple phone number.
By becoming just a little more savvy about the current methods, you'll find it is easier today than it was yesterday.
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