| There are lots of helpful tools online to help you find | | | | Fortunately there are online services that allow you to |
| out who owns a standard residential or business | | | | search for information on a cell phone's owner, and it |
| phone number. Often it's as easy as running a simple | | | | usually only takes a few minutes. The downside is that |
| search for the number at a search engine such as | | | | they charge a fee for their services. |
| Google, Yahoo, or MSN. | | | | But the fee is pretty reasonable at around $19 or less |
| But finding cell phone numbers is a bit more | | | | per search (some sites even let you pay a one-time |
| complicated than that. Cell phone numbers are unlisted, | | | | fee for as many searches as you want). |
| and there isn't one big directory of numbers to be | | | | That's a pretty small price to pay for peace of mind if |
| searched. | | | | someone is making prank phone calls, or if a strange |
| Sure, you can try finding cell phone numbers with | | | | number keeps showing up on your husband's (or |
| Google or Yahoo, but don't get your hopes up. You'd | | | | wife's) cell phone. |
| have to hope that they posted their cell phone | | | | I find it reassuring to know that I can look up any cell |
| numbers somewhere online where the search engines | | | | phone number I want and have a full phone report on |
| could find it and add it to their listings. And most people | | | | the owner in about five minutes. |
| are more careful than that with their private number. | | | | |