| In many cases, caller ID is included free with phone | | | | quick and easy to use, so that finding out who's been |
| service, but this isn't always the case. Some phone | | | | calling your phone is far easier than one might think. |
| owners are charged a monthly fee to have caller ID. | | | | Besides, there are lots of other ways to save money |
| With so many people looking for ways to save | | | | on your phone bill besides canceling caller ID. If you |
| money, phone bills are a natural target for budget | | | | keep exceeding the specified number of minutes on |
| tightening, which leads some to wonder how useful | | | | your phone, you can switch to a plan that better suits |
| caller ID really is. But before you call your phone | | | | your needs, or try to reduce your phone usage. You |
| service to cancel caller ID, you should consider how | | | | may also find that switching to a flat fee service can |
| useful it is to be able to learn about almost any phone | | | | help save you money in the long run as well. On the |
| owner. | | | | other hand, if you tend to have excess minutes left on |
| Of course, caller ID alone can't provide information | | | | your plan every month, you can check to see if there's |
| about all phone owners. The listings that caller ID has | | | | a smaller plan that you can switch in order to lower |
| access to are limited to land lines. But even when you | | | | your bill even more. If it's a land line instead of a cell |
| don't get a name from caller ID, you do get a number. | | | | phone that you're dealing with, you might try calling |
| And a phone number is all you need to use a reverse | | | | your phone company, and asking if there are any |
| phone lookup in order to get the full name and address | | | | discounts you might be able to take advantage |
| of the owner. Reverse phone lookups, a separate | | | | of-many companies will offer special deals rather than |
| website dedicated to phone number research, are | | | | risk losing customers. |