Free Reverse Directory

By entering a cell phone number, telephone number or an email address into a search box you can access a free reverse phone directory company’s database of information to find a record such as driver’s license, public court records, and learn more about who you are dealing with.

How To Use A Free Reverse Phone Directory

Once you find a company you like, they typically will ask for your email or other contact information. The reason for this is they need to have somewhere to send the result of your cell phone reverse directory search. Otherwise, there is no place to send your records that the search parameters have returned.

After providing your email or physical mailing information the company will have a search box where you can enter the cell phone number, email or telephone number of the party you are interested in learning more about. The search engine of the free reverse phone directory then checks the information you have entered against their database and returns a record for you. The record includes information from public records. Depending on which free reverse cell phone directory you use, you may end up with court records, criminal records, financial records or personal records in your reports. Using the information from free reverse phone directory services can help you decide whether to hire an employee, identify and unknown caller, or gather other information about important people in your life or that you will be doing business with.

Warnings About Free Cell Phone Reverse Directory

There are some issues you should be aware of with reverse cell phone directory free searches and services. Not all cell phone reverse directory or email reverse directory websites are created alike – some are just fronts for purchases and will only give you very limited records or no information until you commit to purchasing a report. So, it’s good to know a bit about the search engine you’re using before getting frustrated in endless loops of places asking you to enter the same information while they are actually gathering your information and not giving you a return on your results.

Many free reverse cell phone directory websites are not really free, although they will advertise that they are. Often you can do one free search that offers you limited cell phone reverse directory information, but in order to get the full report you have to pay for it. This can be frustrating when they’re advertising says they are a free reverse phone directory and you should rightly be wary of dealing with a company that misrepresents itself at the get go. In all honesty, there are no websites that will offer you completely free cell phone reverse directory options. Ultimately, to receive accurate and complete information you will need to pay for a search or subscription. Otherwise the information you get will be very limited and not tell you much more than you knew to begin with.

Often you can get caught in a search loop using free services which are trying to get you to purchase a report. For more information about how to avoid free reverse phone directories such as these please visit the information located at http://consumer-warning.org/phone-records/online-scams-13. The author has done many free reverse email directory searches and considers Net Detective the best free reverse phone directory as well as worthy of a paid subscription.

Most Popular Free Reverse Directory Websites

Net Detective

At https://orders3.netdetective.net/bluekey_nar_activation/index.php Net Detective has been in service since 1996 offering reverse directory free options as well as paid subscription options to consumers. With Net Detective you can do a free reverse directory search of their more than 1.1 Billion records that grow daily. They legally collect information on individuals and business from many different sources and state that they have information on over 90% of the United States population. Obviously you get more when you subscribe, however as far as free reverse phone directory options go if you just need to do one initial search you will find that Net Detective is a popular choice.

Many law officials and private citizens opt to subscribe to Net Detective’s subscription options because their data is so thorough and extensive. Net Detective is a Member of National Association of Investigative Specialists and as of January 2010 they also include a free sex offender database map in their subscription services.

U.S. Search

At http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/index.doost.com you can perform reverse cell phone lookups. This is not a free cell phone reverse directory, but you will receive very reliable results for under $1.00 per reverse directory search, or you can upgrade to a subscription plan for unlimited lookups. The nice thing about U.S. Search is that it searches both landlines and cell phone lines and will let you know before you pay if the number you have entered is a cell-phone or a land line. It also tells you the information that is included in the report so there are no surprises like a report that tells you “no information found” after you have already paid for it. You cannot get a free cell phone reverse directory search through U.S. Search, however, as far as paid cell phone reverse lookups go, U.S. Search is a reliable resource which has been featured by both the Wall Street Journal and the popular CBS News program 60 minutes.

Another Popular People Finder Directory

My Life: America’s #1 People Search

Although not a free reverse telephone directory, at http://search.mylife.com/people/find you can enter a person’s name, age and location to find records on them. This website is one of the most well used websites online for finding people when you know some information about them such as their name, age or last known location and can be very useful in finding more out about people. You do have to know more than a cell phone number though.