| Many times when you perform a backward or | | | | locate the number by speaking to phone |
| reverse telephone number search, you can run | | | | operators by dialing 0 or 00. Furthermore, this will |
| into the message that the number you are | | | | mean that indeed, if you use a reverse telephone |
| searching for is “unlisted” or is | | | | search service online, you will not be able to |
| “unpublished”. Sometimes the site will | | | | obtain the associated name and address to the |
| mention both terms, and at other times they will | | | | telephone number. |
| simply list one or the other. You may have | | | | In such a case, you will likely need to hire a |
| wondered, out of curiosity, if there is actually a | | | | private investigator in order to discover an |
| difference between these two terms. Is there a | | | | unlisted number or to find out to whom an |
| difference between an unlisted number and an | | | | unlisted number belongs. |
| unpublished number? | | | | You may find, though, that many reverse search |
| The simple answer to that question would be | | | | sites will simply say that a telephone number is |
| “no”. The terms “unlisted | | | | unlisted or unpublished when it is, in actuality, a |
| number”, “non-published number”, | | | | cellular phone number or a pager. Therefore, |
| “non-pub”, and “unpublished | | | | before you go to more extreme measures to |
| number” all pretty much refer to the exact | | | | discover the owner of a telephone number, you |
| same thing. | | | | may wish to check with a few cellular phone |
| An unlisted number usually refers to a telephone | | | | directories, or see if you can hire an inexpensive |
| number that has not been listed within a directory | | | | reverse cell phone number service to try to get |
| assistance list. Non-published numbers are those | | | | the number that way, first. This is because a |
| that have not been listed within a phone book. | | | | reverse cell phone search is a great deal less |
| Therefore, when you see these terms, you can | | | | expensive than a private investigator and is |
| be assured that they simply have not been listed | | | | therefore well worth the try. |
| within the local telephone directory and that you | | | | If you haven't had much success in your search |
| likely will not be able to find them by calling 411 | | | | you can try to , find the owner of most landlines |
| (directory assistance). Nor will you be able to | | | | and cell phone numbers with this. |