In the past, trying looking up someones cell phone number could be quite frustrating and expensive. This is because cell phone numbers are protected by privacy laws and not public information. Therefor you would have to pay a licensed investigator up to $150 to lookup the cell phone number for you. Eventually when these private investigators made their cell phone lookup services online, they would still charge a whopping $70 for one cell phone number report.

The good news is today there are more advanced cell phone directories that you can access and find cell phone numbers on your own. Although, anyone can lookup a cell phone number, there are a few things to watch out for before starting your search.

The bad news is that cell phone numbers are still private information and you will have to pay a small fee to access these records. However, if you are desperately trying to get a hold of someone, a small fee is definitely worth paying for accurate information.

Watch out for unprofessional looking sites that will say anything to get you to click on ads. Also look out for cell phone directories without privacy policy or disclaimer. Any legitimate and reputable website gathering or distributing information about people has both a disclaimer and privacy policy in place.

One trusted cell phone directory is the National Cellphone Number Registry at http://www.cellphoneregistry.org.

If you have a cell phone number and want to find out who the owner is, you need a reverse cell phone lookup such as http://www.cellreversesearch.com.