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Right after mobile phones were introduced, the landscape of the telecommunication industry has witnessed great transformations. While this technology paved the way for people around the globe to keep in touch with other people regardless of the region they are in, it also warrants some disadvantages. In contrast with landline phones with which a person could easily look at yellow pages or white pages in order to search for contact numbers, cellular phones do not have their own directories.

The lack of a public directory for cellular phones allows problems such as annoying prank calls, telemarketers, stalkers, clandestine affairs, threats and hangs ups among other things to occur. As such, unless the person using the unknown number chooses to introduce who he or she is, it is truly difficult to know the identity of the person calling you and the reason why that person is calling you. Luckily, for mobile phone users who have encountered the aforesaid instances, reverse cell phone lookup services are now accessible to aid you in your search for the identity of the person behind an unknown contact number. This service can be applied for differing purposes, including examining potential business partners as well as acquiring background information about prank callers.

Reverse cell phone lookup, which is also referred to as grey pages, is a service that enables users to search for an unrecognizable contact number and gain information like the name and residential address of the person to whom the relevant phone number is registered. Online companies that run such a service typically buy access to databases of subscribers from various landline and mobile phone operators. They then consolidate all these contact information from all over the country and enter it in a huge database that can be accessed by users online.

Reverse cell phone lookup services may either be used as a free service, or users can be charged with a small fee. As its name suggests, a free cell phone directory service allows a user to lookup phone numbers without any fee, which is said to be its best feature. One of the main problems associated with this kind of reverse phone lookup service is that it is only capable of providing limited information like the name and address of the user of the unrecognizable phone number, and if a certain contact number is not registered, the service cannot provide any information related to the unregistered phone number. This is due to the fact that the websites that offer free reverse lookup services do not have enough access to the databases of telecommunication companies.

In contrast with a free reverse cell phone directory, a paid reverse lookup requires its users to pay a small fee in order to utilize the service. The main reason behind a fee being charged lies with the issue of the end-user's privacy. That is, it is a form of protection that the information provided by end-users will not be used illegally. And unlike free reverse lookup services, paid services give users the most up to date information available for the name and address of the user of the unknown number and may also include criminal backgrounds and even e-mail addresses.

Apparently with the comparisons outlined above, it is safe to say that a paid reverse phone lookup is more useful than a free cell phone directory. This can be credited to the rich information that a paid service could give, and the assurance it offers to its users that the information they provide will not be accessed by unscrupulous individuals. Of course, this does not necessarily imply that a free service is not helpful at all since it could also give you details, though they are restricted to certain information only. However, if you are after reliable results, a paid reverse cell phone lookup service is worth the small fee.