With most cell phones, it is not necessary to figure out who a number belongs to as the caller ID feature built into your cell phone will automatically tells you. And if you missed the call, you can still go back into your call history and do the same. But sometimes we receive calls and there is no information provided. With the use of wireless phones becoming more commonplace every day, this is especially becoming important.

Regardless of why you received the call, you want the information of who called you.

Unlike with a regular phone search, this is slightly more difficult. There are free websites available which will allow you to do searches on any number you provide. However, often these are not updated with all cell phone numbers, only land lines.

If you attempt to search for the number and nothing comes up, your only option is to use a paid service. Research your options well as new websites are being created every day. Try to use an established and well known website. A minute or two of perusing the site will usually show you how professional a business is.

Remember also that most of these sites are only for U.S. based phone numbers. If you are attempting to look up a number from overseas, in most cases your search will be fruitless.  Your only option here is to call it back or ignore it.

Remember, if the number is related to a prank call, you can have the number blocked and report the calls to your phone company and the police. *60 can be used from a land line to screen and block any calls you might receive.

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