The cell phone market continues to grow every year with an increased demand for services and an ever increasing product range. The ability to make and receive calls privately from any location is now taken for granted and it is hard to imagine how we lived without it. Until recently it was nearly impossible to know who has been calling your children or spouse or who was behind that prank call as the majority of cell phone numbers are just not listed in the phonebook like a regular landline. That has now changed with the introduction of a reverse phone number directory.

Advances in computer technology and the widespread availability of the Internet have made it possible for anyone to obtain the name and address of a cell phone owner just by providing the number. There are several companies that provide reverse phone number searches to the public for a fee via their websites. It is as simple as entering the cell phone number you would like to obtain the information for and in a few seconds you will be shown whether that particular number is in their database. If so you can then choose to pay the required fee to see the name and address details of the cell phones owner.

The companies that provide these reverse phone number directory sites collect most of their information from public records and it is estimated that about two thirds of all cell phone numbers can be found this way. These types of searches are becoming increasingly popular as they can be done from the comfort of your own home with just a computer and internet access. Also, the owner of the cell phone that you are requesting the details for will never know that you have obtained their name and address as these sites are completely private.