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How to Find a Phone Number

Biftu — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:56:49 GMT

Does anyone know how I can find a phone number for someone without paying for a full report on them? I need to get in touch with someone and I have spent an hour on line just trying to find a phone number. So frustrating! What happened to the good old days.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

chickenbutt — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:00:05 GMT

Well, if they are unlisted they get to choose who has their phone number. I suppose that is as it should be. I wouldn't want somebody to be able to 'find' my unlisted phone number.

I honestly don't mean to sound rude or offensive but that was just what came to mind for me.

If it's somebody you know, and you know somebody else in common, you could ask them for the phone number and, hopefully, they would ask the person first before giving it out.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

ValuSkr — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:01:18 GMT

Is the number listed? If so, can you still call Directory Assistance? Or has that gone away? I suppose there's a charge if it exists.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

ladyroxanne — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:02:01 GMT

do you have the area code?

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

Mmsfoxxie — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:22:19 GMT

Things may have changed but it used to be that if you knew the area code, you dial that plus 555-1212. Example, New York City would be 1-212-555-1212. Free call.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

janeec — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:19:30 GMT

Try 411.com. The more information you have, full name, city and state, the easier it is to find the person. No fee any time I have used it. Good luck.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

dooBdoo — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:26:03 GMT

@Biftu, In addition to the good suggestions here, if you don't find information online (I usually try WhitePages.com, and sometimes if you know the names of any associated people -- usually close relatives -- you can plug in those names in the search) you might try social media. As an example, many people list their phone numbers or other contact information on Facebook.

hth!

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

JustJazzmom — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:27:24 GMT

whitepages.com works also as a reverse look up too-- if you have the address and name, you can find the phone number.

Not sure if Spokeo is still in existence that too might work as well.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

millieshops — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:32:30 GMT

@janeecI'd never used that site, so I just tried it for someone with whom I'd lost contact. They diverted me to spokeo.com which wanted 95 cents for their info, but I could see from what they did reveal that their info was what I already had and know to be useless. I wouldn't have minded that cost - even the phone companies used to ask for more, but they are not up to date at all.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

Scooby Doo — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:15:21 GMT

Do you have their address? You can go to homemetry.com and enter the address. The owner of that property comes up along with their phone number.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

Perkup — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:17:28 GMT

One of the biggest reasons you can't find numbers is that so many people have given up their land lines and gone to cell phones, which aren't currently listed in anything like the White Pages. Perhaps there is a way to find someone's cell number, but I don't know what that is.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

ladyroxanne — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:36:24 GMT

no way so far to find a cell number.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

Biftu — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 02:13:48 GMT

Thanks for your suggestions, but none seem to work. Each one takes you to sites that go through the backgriound checks for money. I haven't tried information yet, not sure it still exists. I have the name, city and state and see all relations, etc. but cannot get just a phone number. It could be they do not have a landline. I have no idea if they have an unlisted number. My friend was traveling and going to stop to see them along her route. I am just concerned because I have not heard from and she was supposed to call. Guess I'll see if mutual friends may know. What a hassle just for a phone number.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

PinkyPetunia — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:23:54 GMT

Do you have this person's address? How about mailing them a note saying you are trying to contact them? It is possible they have an unlisted phone number or just a cell phone.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

boyzs — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:00:27 GMT

why don't you try calling:

1800FREE411

18003733411

they give you free information for residential & commercial calling.

i hope they can help you.

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

madcity411 — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:36:38 GMT

@Biftu wrote:
Thanks for your suggestions, but none seem to work. Each one takes you to sites that go through the backgriound checks for money. I haven't tried information yet, not sure it still exists. I have the name, city and state and see all relations, etc. but cannot get just a phone number. It could be they do not have a landline. I have no idea if they have an unlisted number. My friend was traveling and going to stop to see them along her route. I am just concerned because I have not heard from and she was supposed to call. Guess I'll see if mutual friends may know. What a hassle just for a phone number.

As a former Information operator, you could call 411 (directory assistance) and get "unlisted" phone numbers. They just aren't printed in customer, aka public phonebooks. NONpublished phone numbers is what most people confuse it with, absolutely NOT available from the phone company. If whom you are looking for doesn't have a landline, and only a cell phone, nothing as far as I know is available for those numbers. Things may have changed since I retired, who knows. Lol!

Re: How to Find a Phone Number

nagrom — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:57:34 GMT

When I was working there was a website called switchboard.com. you were able to do a reverse phone number using name city state etc. I just checked and it was still operational