If you're sick of getting calls from unrecognized numbers or need to find someone via their cell phone number I've got help. The internet is a good first step in finding solutions. Looking up a phone number on Google sometimes works, especially for people with land lines or businesses, but far too few people use a land line anymore for that to be practical.

The problem is that there's no official directory for mobile phone numbers. The major cell phone providers with the exception of Verizon Wireless have a collaborative project in the works to create a comprehensive directory, but it's still off in the distance a ways. It'll have its own set of drawbacks, unfortunately, as it will be on a volunteer basis. Customers will be able to provide their information in exchange for access to the database. It stands to reason that will mean a limited number of entries and less likely odds of searches returning results.

There are some existing independent volunteer reverse phone registries that operate on a similar basis. They can be helpful but share the aforementioned drawbacks of volunteer directories. Some of these sites work alright, but I've had mixed results.

There are also sites available that don't require any information from you. In my experience they're pretty accurate and have a broad database. I've yet to do a search that hasn't turned up results. A couple websites I hjave used to identify cell phone numbers are www.cellreversedirectory.com, www.namefromcell.com, and www.reverse-white-pages.com. If you really need to find somebody or find out who's calling you these may be your best bet.