Reverse Phone Detective Reviews


Jen Anderson (Personal Private Investigator)





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I know what it
takes to find someone when I'm handed only a phone number, and I know
what makes a good Reverse Phone Detective. In my own line of work, phone
detectives aren't the only method I use, but I do use them on a daily
basis, and separating the good ones from the poor ones can make all the
difference in finding out who someone is from just a call. 
As a private investigator I work everyday to help people
catch their cheating spouses. One tool that I often use, and that I
recommend to my clients as well, is a reverse phone detective. These
simple systems allow you to find a name (and often an address) by
simply typing in a cell phone or home phone number.
When you begin to look at these services there is one
thing you will find: There is a huge range in quality when it
comes to the reverse phone detective market.
Some systems have the most
up-to-date databases, with huge lists that include millions of cell
phone numbers. Other's won't even be able to find a number that's been
listed for the past five years. With that, let's just start by talking
about what a reverse phone detective is and is not.
First,
a  reverse phone detective is NOT the definitive solution to finding
people. Although the good systems will have a huge database, they only
work by phone number so they will only work to find people whose number you already have.


Second, NOT everyone will need a
reverse phone detective. If the number you're searching for is a
land line, you can likely find the name by using your phone companies
web site (at least try it first). 
Third, a Reverse Phone Detective is an excellent way to find out who has been calling. They can help you find out that cheating spouse, catch that prank caller, or simply find out who someone is before you answer.
Fourth,if you don't take the time to choose the best phone detective, not only are you wasting your money, but you might end up with bad information. An old database can give you the wrong name, the wrong address, and suddenly you're worse off than when you started!
Since I recommend them to my clients on a regular basis I, along with some friends, took the time to evaluate the top reverse phone detectives available today. We based our
evaluations on the following criteria.
  • Ability to Find Numbers - Obviously our main criteria was on how many numbers the phone detective could recognize overall. 
  • Cell Phone Numbers - How many cellular
    numbers could the detective find? These generally aren't listed so only
    the best databases will find all of them. 
  • Toll Free Numbers -  Could the system give us information on 1-800 numbers that called us?
  • Land Line Numbers -  Was it able to provide information on land lines? Even those that weren't listed?
  • Amount of Information -  How much information could we get with a single search?
  • Up to Date - How current was the data gathered from all the above searches?
  • Overall Rating - Based on all of the other criteria we gave each system an overall rating.

    Testing the systems wasn't difficult. To accomplish it we simply signed
    up for all of them, and the grabbed some phone bills, some cell and
    toll free numbers that we had written down, and started searching. Below you will find our results for the top five reverse phone
    detectives
    .

    Our recommendations are well laid out, but if you do need
    help please feel free to email me (info@affiliate-marketing-advantages.com). I have no problem helping
    you with any questions you may have.

    To Finding People the Easy Way,

    Jen Anderson






    OUR
    TOP PICK FOR REVERSE PHONE DETECTIVES


    Reverse Phone Detective
    Rating9.9/10
    Reverse Detective
    Cell Numbers
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    Overall
    Rating


    #1
    Rated Reverse Phone Detective for





    The clear winner from our evaluations is a site called Phone Number Scan. This one site found more
    numbers, was more current, and provided a better data set with a single
    search than any other site we reviewed.







    Phone Number Scan is the simplest to use of all of the tools
    tested and the data you are given is accurate. We worked to find cell
    numbers, toll free numbers, and land lines. In all searches we were
    provided with up-to-date information on the owners of those phones.







    It makes sense that this one is the top pick. This company was the
    first phone detective directory out there, and they have worked hard to
    keep their information current. They are also the creators of Public Records Pro (a system that allows for searches of birth, death, marriage records, etc) which gives them even more data to pull from.







    When compared to the others on our list Phone Number Scan was the best service out there. We are making it our top pick.




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     Update
    :
    I've just been told that Phone Number Scan has reduced their
    yearly membership fee to only $39.95. At that price this one is a steal.
    I was also told that this is a limited-time offer and that the price
    will soon jump back up to $69.95.
    In Summary: Out
    of all of the services tested, Phone Number scan worked the best.
    It found more numbers, provided more information on those numbers, and
    was more up-to-date than any of the others. This one is our top pick
    and is highly recommended to anyone looking for this type of
    service. 


    Reverse Mobile
    Rating9.1/10
    Reverse Detective
    Cell Numbers
    Up-to-Date Data
    Overall Rating

    Highly Recommended

    2. Reverse Mobile

    In
    second place we have a service called Reverse Mobile. This one
    performed almost as well as Phone Number Scan, but it didn't
    perform quite as well with the cell numbers or toll free numbers.
    Also, we had a few searches that provided out-dated information. 
    When
    you use Reverse Mobile, you are presented with a decent data set for
    each search. Most searches provided a name, a location, and some even
    gave us an exact address. Out of a few hundred numbers searched there were
    really only a few that didn't have data. 
    Having said that, since Phone Number Scan out-classed this one, Reverse Mobile takes a solid second place.
    All
    in all reverse Mobile did perform well and takes second place as highly
    recommended. Since the cost is the same as our winner though, most
    people will be better off with our top pick.


    Cell Phone Registry
    Rating7.0/10
    Reverse Detective
    Cell Numbers
    Up-to-Date Data
    Overall Rating

    Also Recommended

    3. Cell Phone Registry

    Taking
    third place is Cell Phone Registry. This one actually performed fairly
    well for numbers searched in the US. The problem is that our top two
    were also able to find cell numbers and toll free numbers in Canada and
    Mexico. 

    If you need a decent US-only search service you
    may want to choose this one. They provide an okay data set, their
    database is up-to-date, and they were able to provide data on most of
    the cell numbers we searched.
    Having said that - both of the top two on our list
    outperformed Cell Phone Registry, and the cost is the same.
    For most
    users, our top pick is a better choice. The data was more up-to-date
    and Phone Number Scan found more numbers.


















    Rating
    6.9/10
    Reverse Detective
    Cell Numbers

    Up-to-Date Data
    Overall Rating

    Also Recommended

    4. Reverse Phone Check

    Taking
    fourth place is Reverse Phone Check. With this one don't let the name fool
    you, it was also able to find numbers in Canada, one of the Mexican
    numbers we punched in, and in general it performed well. 
    Where this one
    fails a bit is with cell numbers. 
    Out
    of 200 numbers searched (100 of which were cell numbers) Reverse Phone Check was only able to provide real data on about half of the cell
    phone numbers. Of the ones that it did find, it didn't provide as much
    information on the users of those cells. 
    Reverse Phone Check is fairly new to the market. Given that, their database is done
    quite well, and hopefully they will improve over time. With the top two
    products on our list doing much better though, we had to put this one
    in fourth place.

    Rating6.9/10
    Reverse Detective
    Cell Numbers
    Up-to-Date Data
    Overall Rating

    Also Recommended

    5.Phone Registry

    The
    last reverse phone lookup service that we are covering is called
    Phone Registry. If you were looking for a land-line only lookup
    service this one might make a good choice. For everything else though,
    any of the other four products on our list did better. 
    Phone Registry was able to provide good data for land lines. With cell
    numbers, toll free numbers, or name searches the same wasn't true.
    About half of our searches provided us with outdated data, and many of
    them yielded no results at all. 
    This
    one did out-perform some of the other services we tested, so it is in
    the top five. With four other services that have this one beat,
    it wouldn't be my first choice.