How to Find a Phone Number

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

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.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

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.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

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.

ladyroxanne · ‎03-09-2010

do you have the area code?

Mmsfoxxie · ‎06-19-2010

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.

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janeec · ‎02-17-2013

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.

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

@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!

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JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

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.

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millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@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.