What Reverse Phone Number Look-Up Site Do You Use?
Jul 30, 2017 19:18:53 #
Back in the day, there used to be free websites where you could go and enter a phone number and the site would generally return the name and location information of the phone's subscriber - a reverse phone number lookup. However it appears, to me at least, that free reverse look-ups have gone the way of the Dodo bird. Now I can still enter a phone number in a search bar and a whole flock of "free" sites pop up, but I just can't seem to find any that will actually give you the subscriber data for free. They dance around and tease you a bit, but in the end they either require you to pay or link you to a pay site for the actual information.
Unless someone knows of a site that actually gives you subscriber data for free, I'm kind of accepted that if I want a true reverse phone number lookup I'm going to have to sign on to a site and pay for that information. With that in mind, what sites do my fellow Hoggers recommend that are affordable and accurate?
Unless someone knows of a site that actually gives you subscriber data for free, I'm kind of accepted that if I want a true reverse phone number lookup I'm going to have to sign on to a site and pay for that information. With that in mind, what sites do my fellow Hoggers recommend that are affordable and accurate?
Jul 30, 2017 19:35:53 #
Are you familiar with spoofing? I had heard about it and finally I am now receiving them. The caller ID shows a local number from my town, but in fact has been hijacked by telemarketers to show it as the originating phone number when it fact it was not. The phone companies are aware of this and it has been on national news.
Jul 30, 2017 20:08:47 #
I used to get such directories when I worked as a P.I. I had to pay for them. Free ones-if you can find them-won't be worth much, and will probably be out of date. What do you want them for?
Jul 30, 2017 20:54:34 #
Jul 30, 2017 21:21:38 #
dirtpusher wrote:
Just Google the number with spaces.
Read my original post - third sentence!
Jul 30, 2017 21:23:49 #
Jul 30, 2017 21:30:25 #
DaveO wrote:
A thousand pardons. 
Yeah really. Sounded like he already figured it out. Guess I'm just another dodo.
Jul 31, 2017 05:29:59 #
dirtpusher wrote:
Yeah really. Sounded like he already figured it out. Guess I'm just another dodo.
Yeah, me too! I jumped to the conclusion that he was tracing some of the solicitation phone calls like I used to do.
Maybe tomorrow will be a better day!
Jul 31, 2017 07:25:55 #
This probably won't help you, but in Canada, we have Canada 411 (computer search). This may be of interest to Canadians reading this thread.
Jul 31, 2017 07:30:52 #
I have received calls IDed as my own name and number. Did not have to look that spoofed number up
Jul 31, 2017 07:59:39 #
sodapop wrote:
I have received calls IDed as my own name and number. Did not have to look that spoofed number up
LOL, have had that for a couple years now.
Just heard on NPR about 10 minutes ago that the FCC is investigating these procedures. Good luck with that...
Jul 31, 2017 08:12:57 #
DaveO wrote:
Are you familiar with spoofing? I had heard about it and finally I am now receiving them. The caller ID shows a local number from my town, but in fact has been hijacked by telemarketers to show it as the originating phone number when it fact it was not. The phone companies are aware of this and it has been on national news.
Yes, very annoying.
Jul 31, 2017 08:14:07 #
houdel wrote:
Back in the day, there used to be free websites wh... (show quote)
Both regular and reverse lookups have gotten almost impossible these days. I have the use the local phone book with its microscopic print. If it's not local, I'm out of luck.
By the way, and excellent call blocker is the CPR 5000. It costs $100, but it works.
https://smile.amazon.com/CPR-V5000-Call-Blocker-Robocalls/dp/B0191XMBV2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501503319&sr=8-1&keywords=cpr+5000
Jul 31, 2017 08:17:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Both regular and reverse lookups have gotten almost impossible these days. I have the use the local phone book with its microscopic print. If it's not local, I'm out of luck.
We made it easy and if we don't recognize the number we ignore it. Any necessary callers show up on caller id or have our email as well. So far it works well for us.
Jul 31, 2017 08:39:29 #
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