How Cell Phone Resources Have Changed Over Time
Evangeline Bruce
December 12, 2008
Cellular phones have been around for years and today they have become so popular that there are millions of users. In fact, if you are not a wireless subscriber yourself, it is likely you know at least one person who is. However, despite its popularity and the length of its existence, cellphones do not have an official directory like traditional landline telephones.
Some people are surprised and a little disappointed that a universal directory does not exist, but to many mobile phone consumers this is a pleasant relief. Though it would be convenient to be able to lookup a wireless subscriber in a local phonebook, it might not be so convenient for the subscriber who has to pay a fee when being contacted by anyone who cares to look-up their number and call or text them.
This issue, as well as other privacy concerns, ultimately caused the government to side with the worried cellular consumers, and prevented a directory from being created. This database, which was to be put together by many of the major mobile companies, was to be known as Wireless 411 and was to be an opt-in phonebook. That said, as was previously mentioned, it has been put on hold indefinitely.
Nevertheless, though there might not be an actual cell phone resource, this doesn´t mean no wireless databases exist. In fact, quite the opposite is true. If you did some research online what you will find is that there are many sites that have created their own independent commercial indexes and make information available on wireless subscribers to those who have ten digit mobile numbers they can lookup. You see, though it is prohibited to find out someone´s wireless number by searching their name, as a telephone customer you have a right to protect your privacy and find out who has called you. Therefore, if you happen to have the numerical code of a cellphone subscriber you can look this up using a reverse cellular phone trace on the Internet.
However, if you choose to use this type of service, there are two main points you need to keep in mind. The first is that you will be required to pay to use these cell phone resource sites. Secondly, not all sites will feature numbers for every wireless provider in the U.S. Thus, you will want to choose one that has a significant database, or at the very least will promise to help you track down the information you are searching for if they don´t have it, or refund you your money.
Some people are surprised and a little disappointed that a universal directory does not exist, but to many mobile phone consumers this is a pleasant relief. Though it would be convenient to be able to lookup a wireless subscriber in a local phonebook, it might not be so convenient for the subscriber who has to pay a fee when being contacted by anyone who cares to look-up their number and call or text them.
This issue, as well as other privacy concerns, ultimately caused the government to side with the worried cellular consumers, and prevented a directory from being created. This database, which was to be put together by many of the major mobile companies, was to be known as Wireless 411 and was to be an opt-in phonebook. That said, as was previously mentioned, it has been put on hold indefinitely.
Nevertheless, though there might not be an actual cell phone resource, this doesn´t mean no wireless databases exist. In fact, quite the opposite is true. If you did some research online what you will find is that there are many sites that have created their own independent commercial indexes and make information available on wireless subscribers to those who have ten digit mobile numbers they can lookup. You see, though it is prohibited to find out someone´s wireless number by searching their name, as a telephone customer you have a right to protect your privacy and find out who has called you. Therefore, if you happen to have the numerical code of a cellphone subscriber you can look this up using a reverse cellular phone trace on the Internet.
However, if you choose to use this type of service, there are two main points you need to keep in mind. The first is that you will be required to pay to use these cell phone resource sites. Secondly, not all sites will feature numbers for every wireless provider in the U.S. Thus, you will want to choose one that has a significant database, or at the very least will promise to help you track down the information you are searching for if they don´t have it, or refund you your money.
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