You can find out quite a bit of information by performing a reverse cell phone number lookup. The question is “what” and “how much”, so before performing a reverse phone number lookup, check out the kind of info you can get!

So our first question is a pretty simple one. Do you know what a reverse phone number lookup is? In short, it’s when a person goes online to search a phone number in an act to learn more about a certain phone number (and its owner) that originally called them. This is especially helpful for people receiving spam calls, or feel somewhat threatened by an unknown source.

Believe it or not, there are companies that offer their services, which include searching their extensive databases and public records for any information they can find pertaining to the number that was reverse searched. It can actually be done pretty quickly, too! Just keep in mind your report results might vary by the source since they’re basing their findings off of different sets of information.

There are a number of services that will help you learn more about that mysterious phone number, but we’ll just use Kiwi Searches, which offers a free and more detailed paid service. Read on to understand just how much you can learn from conducting one of these reverse phone number lookups.

First, we’ll break down the differences between a free and paid phone number lookup.

Free phone number searches likely have things like:

  • Their cell phone carrier
  • The type of line (mobile or landline)
  • Their general location (city/state)
  • The first letter of the owner’s name

Paid phone number searches will also have these kinds of details:

  • The full name of the phone owner.
  • Their phone’s current location.
  • The owner’s address/history.
  • Family members of the owner.
  • Pictures of said phone owner.
  • The phone number’s spam score.

Obviously, your specific needs will dictate whether you decide to pay or not. If you’re specifically interested in the person calling (the phone owner), you can try conducting a background search to learn more about their arrest records/education/finances, etc. Traditionally, paid searches are normally reserved for more “serious” situations.

Once you get the information – what’s next, you may ask. Here are the next steps you can take:

Do Nothing At All

If you were just curious (maybe even slightly concerned), you can just do nothing. Sometimes just knowing is enough, after all, you’re in no way obligated to act on your newly acquired information!

Contact The Number

With proper context, you can take what you know and contact (call or text) the number. It could be someone you know like a friend, a spam caller, or just a stubborn person who has the wrong number.

Block Or Report The Caller

If the caller simply doesn’t stop, for whatever reason, or if you feel threatened in any way, you can always block them. This can be achieved through the settings on your cell phone. If you’d like to take it to the next step and report them, you can contact your local authorities and inform them of everything going on. Just be prepared to follow through if its a formal complaint.

That’s what you need to know. Everything you can (and can’t) get from doing a reverse phone number lookup. We only suggest that you use this information responsibly!