Free info on the callers cell phone carrier and registered location

[NightVessel]

Ok I found this over on FW and will post what it said because I tried it and found it to be useful creepy but here goes.... I tried it on a few private cell numbers... guess nothing is as private as I thought...

As posted over on FW...

This was pretty useful when I started receiving unsolicited calls from someone who pretended to be calling from a "card services" company, but only displayed on my caller ID a phone number! Well, it turned out be a Verizon mobile number in NY, when I did reverse search using this service:

www.freerevcell.com

I then could contact Verizon to file a complaint against the caller.

[wikipost]

I tried this on my own number and it gavve my original wireless carrier, but not my current carrier.. If that helps..



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[NEWT618]

Wow, it works great...scary...
Thumbs up & reps to you!

[Vegan]

I think http://phonewhois.com/reverse-directory/ & http://www.reversecellphonesleuth.com & a bunch of others do the same thing, no?

[Tinkleondabeach]

I think http://phonewhois.com/reverse-directory/ (http://slickdeals.net/?&u2=http://phonewhois.com/reverse-directory/) & http://www.reversecellphonesleuth.com (http://slickdeals.net/?&u2=http://www.reversecellphonesleuth.com) & a bunch of others do the same thing, no?The first link actually provides accurate information on carrier and names for landlines

I wonder if they use an API from a public directory, I'd love to develop some apps that use this information.

[BosuxRedsux]

thanks, will give it a try.

[slmslm27]

Tried it, didnt give registered location though...

[mrmoomoo]

im happy it didnt give the location for my number. thats still scary though :s. Thanks op :)

[hickorywife]

The first link actually provides accurate information on carrier and names for landlines

I wonder if they use an API from a public directory, I'd love to develop some apps that use this information.

I tried this on my own number and it gavve my original wireless carrier, but not my current carrier.. If that helps..

[klstedman]

That is scarry. It gave my name and location

[Tinkleondabeach]

I tried this on my own number and it gavve my original wireless carrier, but not my current carrier.. If that helps..
I tried it with a similar phone number from mine with the same area code and prefix which gave me verizon wireless, which I'm sprint, and when I tried my number with suffix, it told me Sprint, so it's pretty accurate for me :)

Just gotta find out where they pull the records from.

[jenniferbee]

Well my name didn't show up when I tried it. I use a prepaid phone-I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

ETA: Ok, tried it with PagePlus and Straight Talk, and it didn't show the name-just showed "wireless caller". Both are on monthly plans paid with credit cards. Another reason to go with prepaid : )

[jenniferbee]

Ok, tried it again! With Sprint and Verizon, it gave me the correct names. Thanks OP : )

ETA: Works on T-Mobile too : )

[jersharocks]

Well my name didn't show up when I tried it. I use a prepaid phone-I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

ETA: Ok, tried it with PagePlus and Straight Talk, and it didn't show the name-just showed "wireless caller". Both are on monthly plans paid with credit cards. Another reason to go with prepaid : )


I have Straight Talk and it showed wireless caller for 3 of the things and my last name, first initial for the other search option. This number has been on AT&T and Tracfone, though (gotta love porting abilities :) )

[mpkb]

That is scarry. It gave my name and locationBy "location" you mean your general area, right? Not GPS location? :rolleyes:

[Sneezles]

Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.freerevcell.com

Did SD break it? :(

[eagledriver]

This morning it would not return any results, now it can't be found.

[SweetestDeals]

I tried it just now and it's working fine.

[kk1163]

Is an option to block your phone number from being searched with our service

[cpns52]

TY, OP.

Oh my goodness! It does show up online that is my unpublished land phone # that I pays $9 on my phone bill each month. That is disgusting! :(

[htam]

scary that seemingly everything is public now

[steal]

tried my number and gave my name right, but the location was still targetted based on the area code.

It doesn't know that I relocated. I think the results were based on area code.

Also tried my wife's number, but nothing popped up. has no information on dependent family talk lines

[XPL051v3]

Tried it on my cell phone and just gave my current carrier. Seems like a few numbers I have tried give the First/Last name of the person but no address.

-Xzi

[PnL321]

That is scarry. It gave my name and location

You must be with AT&T. I tried two of my friends' numbers who are AT&T victims and both times it displayed their names. I tried my Verizon number and it just says "Cell Phone TX ".