The
quick answer is no. There really is no such thing as an automated
reverse cell phone number lookup. The phone companies were
trying to put out a cell phone directory but certain privacy
groups are fighting them.
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The
government is also getting involved in blocking access to
phone number info because Congress and the Senate think they
have to protect the privacy of US citizens.
Gone are the days
when you had one phone number in your house and you were
listed in the phone book. So with the advent of technology
and the internet, our law makers think they need to keep
creating laws. Even though a court case back in 1979 Smith
vs Maryland where the Superior Court said that basically
people do NOT have a reasonable expectation of privacy when
it comes to phone number information.
If
there were no government intervention and you wanted privacy
of your info you would sign up with a phone company that didn’t
sell, share, release, and distribute any of that info. Look
at the situation in May 2006 where the NSA collected billions
of phone numbers from American citizens in cooperation with
AT&T, Verizon & Bellsouth, but Qwest refused to cooperate.
Don’t you think Qwest will get a windfall of business
from that press from people concerned with privacy? In reality
its no big deal if you’re not doing something illegal,
immoral, corrupt, or stupid.
If
you think about it, cell phones use air waves to transmit
data and conversations. People are not forced to have cell
phones or phone’s for that matter. You can also purchase
a prepaid phone or prepaid calling card if you’re that
paranoid about someone finding out your name
or other info based on your phone number. We live in the
age of technology and if you have a cell phone or a home phone
you expect people to call. Even if you need a “Mississippi
cell phone number search” you can place an order below.
Then
on the other side of the argument getting harassing phone
calls can be a big pain and it’s a hassle to deal with.
Even if the unwanted calls are not threatening they sure can
be inconvenient. That’s why caller ID was invented as
well as many of the other features available from your phone
company.
There
are many, many options available that put an end to unwanted
calls without government making laws. You can get Callwave
to screen your business or cell phone calls which can help
uncover who the individual is. Other ways to find out who
is calling is to order one of the cell phone reverse number
lookups. Unfortunately there is no free reverse lookup by
phone number available. Once confronted, most individuals
will simply stop out of fear that you know who is calling
you now.
Harassing phone calls can include:
Telemarketers,
someone that calls and uses obscene or threatening language,
repeated calls and hang ups, or if someone just calls and
breathes heavy or remains silent just to frighten, scare or
intimidate you. If you have caller ID and know the phone number
of these calls, now you can find out who is calling but you
cant lookup cell phone number with no cost, it’s just
not possible.
Unfortunately
your telephone company or law enforcement will take any action
against harassing phone calls unless they become very frequent
and you would have to report everyone to both your carrier
and local authorities. If a caller threatens you by making
specific threats to cause bodily harm you should call your
carrier and local authorities immediately and insist on some
sort of action.
All telephone carriers have different policies. Who should you
call first, the local police or your phone carrier? It’s
up to you but some phone carriers may tell you to call their
local office and explain the situation while other’s
may request a police report before they will help you. The
best advise is to call your local carrier if you’re
getting harassing calls and ask them what their policy is
in order to help.
If
the calls are frequent and obscene or involve serious threats
to your life you should call the local police immediately
and file a report. Think of all the details, background noises,
callers voice, time and dates of calls, numbers on caller
ID, what they said, write it all down and/or turn on your
answering machine to record the call if you can.
If
your phone rings and no one is there when you pick up it can
mean that someone is just checking to see if you are home
but more than likely it’s a telemarketing firm "predictive
dialing" computer. These firms often call numbers at
random to find valid phone numbers or find people at home.
If the computer finds a valid number it can transfer the
call to a sales representative who is not busy. If there
are no available sales reps then you may hear the silence.
These are called "abandoned calls because the computer
would hang up, but note that the number was valid and will “queue”
the number again when a sales rep becomes available.
If you
receive a lot of abandoned calls, you should call the annoyance
department of your carrier to complain. If the calls are
determined to be from someone who is harassing you and not
telemarketing firm, the carrier should inform you or local
authorities.
Various
phone features are available to combat other unwanted calls:
There
are many types of ancillary services offered by your phone
company to reduce unwanted calls including.
Call Screening - press (*60) on your phone. This will
cause your phone to reject calls from selected numbers. Some
carriers may use a different name. When someone calls that
is not “on your list” the calls are routed to
a recording that tells them you won’t take the call.
You can also program your phone to reject calls from the number
of the last person that called. This allows you to block calls
even if you do not know the phone number. Most phone companies
do charge a monthly fee for this service. It is not a fool
proof way to stop these calls since it only blocks the specific
number you program into your list. Someone can just use a
different phone or get a prepaid cell phone and continue to
bypass the service.
Priority
Ringing: This service will let you assign a special
ring to up to 10 numbers. So you could program your spouse’s
office or cell phone, your parents, or siblings, etc. Program
up to 10 numbers you are most likely to answer. Then all other
calls can be sent to voice mail.
Call
Return (*69): This is a very popular service that
allows you to call the number of last person who called you,
even if you don’t know the number or are unable to answer
the phone. Some people say that Call Return can be used to
stop harassing callers by allowing you to call the harasser
back. Since you don’t really know the phone number or
the name of the individual you should always use caution when
using *69 to discourage harassing callers as it could actually
make the problem worse.
Caller
ID can identify the caller if they are not blocking their
number or use a service offered by most phone companies called
Privacy Manager. Privacy Manager works against Caller ID and
requires callers that are listed as "anonymous,"
unavailable," out of area" or "private"
to identify themselves in order to complete the call. If you
have both Caller ID and Privacy Manager and the party calling
you has a blocked or private number, they will get a recorded
message instructing them to unblock the call or record their
name before the call is completed. When your phone rings,
you can choose to accept the call, reject the call, send to
voice mail, or send that special message to telemarketers
(telling them please add this number to your "do not
call" list).
The
best way to find out the name or the name and address for
a cell phone number is not with an automated reverse cell
phone number lookup but with an actual private investigator
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