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Want to find out who owns a landline or mobile phone number? Doing a reverse phone number lookup is an easy way to get personal information, including the name, carrier, and sometimes the address, of the phone number's owner. This information is much easier to find when you're searching for a landline, but mobile phone numbers are also becoming easier to trace. This wikiHow article will show you completely free ways to search for information about any phone number.
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QuestionCan you look up cell phone numbers for free?wikiHow Staff EditorThis answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Staff AnswerwikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerTo get search phone numbers for free, you need to use a combination of sites and services to avoid fees. You could try the National Cellular Directory to begin with. Or, you can try one or any combination of the four ways suggested in the steps above to see if any of them work for you. Sometimes it is best to use a few services to be sure you get the result you’re after, as their reliability and "free" search abilities can change over time. -
QuestionCan you Google search a phone number?wikiHow Staff EditorThis answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Staff AnswerwikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerGoogle doesn’t provide a specific service for searching phone numbers. However, if the phone number has been provided publicly, such as for a business, hotline, charity, government department, etc., then a standard Google search should return the number as part of the website information (sometimes displayed in a side box as part of the search return). Just be aware that your search may be complicated by overseas numbers and use of the same set of numbers in ways that have nothing to do with phone numbers. -
QuestionHow do I get my phone number?wikiHow Staff EditorThis answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Staff AnswerwikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerA phone number is assigned to you on the SIM card you purchase for a cell phone/smartphone––for help with finding it, see How to Get Your Mobile Number from Your SIM, which will help you find it on a variety of phones or via the telecommunications carrier. And the telecommunications authorities who install a landline will assign you a landline number; contact your carrier by email or cell phone if you don’t know what number they’ve assigned your landline phone.
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If you're getting a lot of spam calls, you can sign up for the Do Not Call registry at https://www.donotcall.gov, or by calling 1-888-382-1222.[5]Thanks
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A lot of the spam and scam phone calls you receive these days are from spoofed numbers. This means that if you're looking up a phone number of someone who claims your auto warranty is about to expire or you've won a contest may be faking somebody else's phone number to place the call.[6]Thanks
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People change their phone numbers and move often, so it's possible these sites may not have the most up-to-date information. Keep in mind that the name or address you see associated with a phone number may be that of its previous owner.Thanks
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- ↑ https://www.softlay.com/webapps/thatsthem
- ↑ https://www.zlookup.com/
- ↑ https://dailypost.ng/2023/07/05/whocallme-a-reliable-reverse-phone-lookup/
- ↑ https://www.guru99.com/how-reverse-phone-lookup-works.html
- ↑ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/national-do-not-call-registry-faqs
- ↑ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-block-unwanted-calls
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1. Look up US-based numbers at ThatsThem.com.
2. Use Zlookup.com to find the owners of international phone numbers.
3. Try Numberville for international landlines.
4. Search for the number in Google.
5. Pay for a service if the free options fail you.
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