When you can't figure out who is calling, there is online help for that as well in the form of a reverse directory. Let's go over what you need to know before you start tracing phone numbers yourself.
More and more people are getting a cell phone everyday, but more and more of us are getting unwanted calls as well. It kind of makes you yearn for an alternative system. Imagine your mobile phone number being publicly available, you would be getting a million of calls everyday.
You can also use the system to conduct background checks of any person whose phone number is provided by you. The databases include cell phones plus residential, business, toll-free, even pagers, and these websites say your searches are guaranteed legal and confidential. Whatever number you may have, you can always try this site for a reverse number service.
Don't forget, the reverse white pages is a great way to get in touch with old friends, family members, or find out the identity of an unknown caller. I hope I've shown that online residential phone number search programs will be easier to use than the normal paper phone directory, that they are just as trustworthy and might even provide more information than the local directory.