| Advancements in the communications industry | | | | enforcement authorities |
| has made tracing cell phone numbers extremely | | | | These databases are accessed by different |
| simple. You don't have to go after expensive | | | | companies and made available to you and I. We |
| private detectives anymore. They charge you as | | | | can do our reverse cell phone lookups using such |
| much as $200 and take up to two weeks to give | | | | services. |
| the results you want. 6-10 years ago, people had | | | | What not to do |
| no option but to put up with it. However now you | | | | There are so many so called 'services' doing this. |
| can access the same databases private | | | | It is highly commercialized. All of them have to |
| investigators use using your own computer. In | | | | pay for using above-mentioned databases. To |
| other words, be your own private investigator! | | | | avoid paying for those databases, some websites |
| Cellular Numbers are 'Unlisted' - A national cellular | | | | are building their own databases using a trick. I'm |
| phone directory doesn't exist! | | | | not going to use the exact words, but it's |
| This is why you won't find cell numbers on the | | | | something similar to the following. |
| white pages or any other telephone directory. | | | | Please enter the number you want to search: so |
| They have been purposely 'unpublished' from free | | | | you would put the number you want searched |
| public phone directories in order to comply with | | | | Number located, now please enter your phone |
| privacy laws. This is why you don't get | | | | number: most people would leave the website at |
| telemarketers calling on your mobile phone. It is | | | | this stage, but if you go on to enter your |
| illegal for them to call your mobile phones. Cell | | | | number, it will say. |
| phone user privacy is protected by these laws. | | | | We do not seem to have your number, please |
| However, all cellular phone numbers are stored to | | | | enter your name and address: would you do it or |
| be used in emergency situations by the law | | | | not? I wouldn't. |