So you have a cell phone number and you do not know who owns it? Maybe it is a prank caller, an abusive caller or an annoying telemarketer? OR maybe you have found this on yours or your spouse's phone and are curious to find out more. A reverse cell search will be a very helpful tool here to uncover the name of the owner of this number and allow you to take the next step you need to do.

Cell numbers however are not so easy to find and a reverse cell phone directory is about the only way to reliably get the details you need. There is however a variety of different reverse cell directory sites out there so people often ask how to get the best, most detailed search they can.

Basically there are two types of Reverse cell phone directories:

'Free'
Many sites claim their reverse cell lookups are totally free of charge and will provide you with everything you need. This sounds good but there is an issue of quality, effectiveness and whether they actually ARE free. Many of these directories have small databases of numbers and will often not give you an answer or if they do the details will be very limited as it would cost them a lot of money to be able to give a detailed report. Also many of these so called 'free' directories will tease you with a small bit of information and then force you to pay many to get what you actually need. Others may simply take your details and sell them to telemarketers or spam your inbox with offers trying to get money out of you that way.

Pay sites
While everyone is trying to save some money the old adage "you get what you pay for" rings very true with reverse cell search sites. Getting a complete cell phone directory costs a lot of time and money so it is understandable that both kinds of directories are looking to make their money back but sites that charge a fee seem more honest and because they know their site will produce results a fee is quite acceptable. The quality of pay sites is quite well known and many offer a money back guarantee if you can not find any information also. The detail that these sites can return is also far in excess of what the smaller 'free' directories can offer too with maps, public records and more to help with your investigations.

So if you want a quality reverse cell search to unmask that mystery caller then click below to find a list of the best directories on the net.

http://www.squidoo.com/reverse-cell-phone-review