How do Reverse Phone Services Compare?

How do Reverse Phone Services Compare?

Reverse Phone Number Searches are great when you receive a call and need to find the owner of the phone number’s name and address. But sometimes it is difficult to obtain this valuable information from the free services and sometimes even from the paid services. It becomes obvious quickly when you do find the one service that has the results, that not all phone directory services are the same.

Reverse Phone Number Lookups Vary

Some online phone lookup services offer only one kind of information while others offer a variety of information and larger databases of phone numbers to search. Determining up front the information you need, will be helpful in selecting a reverse phone service to use.

Some Reverse Phone Lookups Are Fee Based

You will find that a number of online phone directory search services costs money to use. Often the fees apply only when you need additional information beyond the city and name of the calling number. But if you want other details like the specific address, others living at the address, prior addresses, etc. the advanced data will most likely come with a charge. And some online services have a limited number of phone numbers to search. When you can’t find the cell phone or unlisted number there, you will have to use the more detailed reverse lookups.

Seasoned Business vs Brand New

Another thing to consider is the number of years an online search service has been in business. The newer services can have the same information and provide the same services but the level of trust is something you need to consider. When paying for an online service like reverse phone lookup, do you feel comfortable providing your credit card information to the directory service? Sometimes using a prepaid credit card is your best strategy.

Conclusion

There are a number of differences to consider when looking for a reverse phone directory service. Determine the information that you need, compare services, and make sure you trust the online directory before providing your credit information.

5 Guidelines for Using Reverse Cell Phone Lookups

5 Guidelines for Using Reverse Cell Phone Lookups

A great service for finding the owner of a cell phone number that calls you is a reverse phone directory. A phone number search allows you to enter a number into a website form and the owner’s name and address are automatically retrieved from a vast database of landline and cell phone numbers. Here are five tips for when using a service like the Phone Detective.

1. Find the Best Number Directory

Finding the best available online number database is the #1 way to get the results you are looking for. Searching on an incomplete directory is a waste of time and possibly money. Finding a good service can take time but searching engines like Google and Bing are a great place to start.

2. Keep Trying Services

If the first site you find doesn’t provide the information you were hoping to find, don’t give up. The databases maintained by each online service can be quite different so finding the information you need, can be as easy as finding the best directory available. Search for ‘Reverse Cell Phone’ and ‘Reverse Phone Directory’ to start locating services.

3. Enter the Complete Phone Number

Not entering the area code is going to make locating the owner quite a task for the service. Enter the information as needed so the phone detective service can locate the name and address as quickly as possible for you. Most phone directories services allow you to enter all 10 digits in a simple to find location so there shouldn’t be too much confusion.

4. Compare the Results

Verifying the results from one service with the results from another service could be helpful. If you are mailing out information and placing a complaint with a government organization, providing the right information is critical. PhoneDetective.com is one of the best available online but double-checking their results will provide peace of mind.

5. Use All the Data Retrieved

Finally, utilized both the name and the address and record them somewhere safe and convenient for future reference. The name is the most important piece of information but the address can be helpful too. Reverse cell phone services often provide many different types of information such as past addresses and people residing at the same residence as the owner. This information will come in handy when comparing results and determining the accuracy of the information.

Conclusion

Knowing the five important guidelines of using a reverse cell phone lookup service will save you time and help in determining what the best service for you is. Saving the information and determining the correctness is key to moving on to the next step, utilizing the information.

Florida School District Takes Cell Phones Away

cell phone ban

Florida School District Takes Cell Phones Away

When suspensions for cell phone usage during class didn’t stop the abuse of texting during school, Escambia Co School District changed their policy. The school system now confiscates the cell phones and calls the parents of the student to come and pick up the phones.

Parents like having their kids carrying cell phones during school in case there is a need for the student to contact their parents. But when kids began texting all class long, something had to be done. The schools began suspending students which led to 2,000 suspensions and the kids didn’t stop using their phones.

The new policy has had some parents concerned about their kids not having cell phones but it has worked. Middle school use of phones during class has declined 83% while high school use has dropped by 66%. Banning cell phones all together is not allowed as state law prohibits out right banning. But the current policy is permitted.

Top 10 2009 Cell Phone Stories

Top 10 2009 Cell Phone Stories

2009 was a very popular year for cell phone usage and cell phone advances. You saw new phones, new apps (applications), new services, and new odd uses for cell phones. Here are the top 10 2009 cell phone stories of the year according to the popular web ranking service Digg.com. This article is a part of the Group Writing Project: 2009 in Review designed by DailyBlogTips.com. I hope you enjoy the list and the other 2009 reviews that are a part of the project.

1. The Return Of Zack Morris watch!
Mark-Paul Gosselaar appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as Zack Morris, complete with cell phone and a… (Submitted by bobara) Made popular Jun 9, 2009 * 3242 diggs

https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show

2. New plan for drivers talking on cell phones view!
picayune.uclick.com — (Submitted by d2002)  Made popular Feb 3, 2009 * 3131 diggs

3. Typing “Prompt Commands” Sufficient to Seize Your Property
eff.org — You need to take the time to read the warrant available via PDF. Insanity. Someone’s computer crashes and suspects it’s a CS student’s fault because he does things like “‘jail breaks’ cell phones” and he is sometimes seen with a “[computer with] a black screen with white font which he uses prompt commands on.” Yikes. (Submitted by allocate) Made popular Apr 14, 2009 * 2944 diggs

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/boston-college-prompt-commands-are-suspicious

4. Do police have the right to confiscate your camera?
carlosmiller.com — Seconds after BART police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant, police immediately began confiscating cell phones containing videos that have yet to see the light of day. In fact, the only videos that have been seen by the public were filmed by people who managed to leave the scene before police confronted them. (Submitted by mklopez) Made popular Jan 22, 2009 * 2880 diggs

5. TED: Wireless Electricity Demo (VIDEO) watch!
blog.ted.com — Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech… (Submitted by MarkBrent) Made popular Aug 27, 2009 * 2832 diggs

6. How the Cell Phone Service Oligopoly is Robbing Us Blind view!
billshrink.com — Due to high barriers to entry, the cell phone service industry has a very limited number of players. As a result, the… (Submitted by oboy) Made popular Mar 9, 2009 * 2603 diggs

7. Think Being Gay is a Sin? Think Again! view!
topcultured.com — If a sin is a sin is a sin, then pretty much anything can be a sin, like driving under the speed limit, talking on… (Submitted by yeeaauuh) Made popular 2 days ago * 2377 diggs

8. Cell Phone Giants To Explain Senate Why Texting Is Expensive
mynewsjunkie.com — Representatives from Verizon, AT&T, and Cricket will be faced with questions from US Senators on why those short 160 character SMS messages are so darn expensive these days. Text messaging can cost from .01 cents to… (Submitted by mecanofan) Made popular Jun 16, 2009 * 2344 diggs

9. Verizon: Pay up or die
timesreporter.com — A 62-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive Thursday morning during an intense search overnight. Sheriff Williams said he attempted to use the man’s cell phone signal to locate him, but the man was behind on his phone bill and the Verizon operator refused to connect the signal unless the sheriff’s department agreed to pay the bill… (Submitted by aramova) Made popular May 24, 2009 * 2313 diggs

10. 12 of the Ugliest and Lamest Cell Phones Ever Made
pcworld.com — Now to be fair, many cell phone makers fail when they are too ambitious, adding cutting-edge features way before their time or taking a design risk. Without these noble failures, perhaps no iPhone would ever have been possible.The phones in our dirty dozen list all suffer from either design flaws or functionality failures, or both. (Submitted by socivitus) Made popular May 4, 2009 *1842 diggs