Today there is hardly anyone who does not own a mobile; in fact the cell phone is becoming the main means of contacting people. But what happens if you want to contact a person by mobile phone? Unlike a land line which once upon a time was the only means of contacting a person, locating the phone number of someone you would like to contact is not easy. Landline telephones had directories or phone books from which you could get the number you wanted, but cell phone numbers are not generally listed in a directory, so how do you go about finding the number you want?


With so many people using these phones, there have emerged many online search services that can help you get the phone number you require. The fact of the matter is that the information is not kept for public viewing because of privacy laws and trying to make use of a free cell phone directory service will most probably get you nowhere. Unlisted numbers can be found by using the reverse phone directory that permit reverse or address based look-ups. As you can imagine this is a web based service that you can access from your computer or a new model mobile phone that has a web browser.


Using a cell phone directory is not really difficult. You will have to enter as much information as you have regarding the person of the business house that you are trying to contact and within a couple of minutes the service would search the database and supply you with the numbers that best match your requirements. Of course for this you will be expected to pay a minimal fee, but you will be amazed at what that small amount can really do for you.


By and large the paid cell phone directory services do pretty good job at keeping their database updated in spite of the fact that there are always chances that the information regarding a person can keep changing. In fact that is exactly the reason for their charging you a fee; it is to help them keep their information constantly updated. So the next time you need to look up some phone number why not try one of those automated cell-phone directories.