| As a private investigator I work everyday to help | | | | you started! |
| people catch their cheating spouses. One tool that I | | | | Since I recommend them to my clients on a regular |
| often use, and that I recommend to my clients as well, | | | | basis, along with some friends, I took the time to |
| is a reverse phone detective. These simple systems | | | | evaluate the top reverse phone detectives available |
| allow you to find a name (and often an address) by | | | | today. We based our evaluations on the following |
| simply typing in a cell phone or home phone number. | | | | criteria. |
| When you begin to look at these services there is one | | | | - Ability to Find Numbers - Obviously our main criteria |
| thing you will find: There is a huge range in quality when | | | | was on how many numbers the phone detective could |
| it comes to the reverse phone detective market. | | | | recognize overall. |
| Some systems have the most up-to-date databases, | | | | - Cell Phone Numbers - How many cellular numbers |
| with huge lists that include millions of cell phone | | | | could the detective find? These generally aren't listed |
| numbers. Other's won't even be able to find a number | | | | so only the best databases will find all of them. |
| that's been listed for the past five years. With that, let's | | | | - Toll Free Numbers - Could the system give us |
| just start by talking about what a reverse phone | | | | information on 1-800 numbers that called us? |
| detective is and is not. | | | | - Land Line Numbers - Was it able to provide |
| First, a reverse phone detective is NOT the definitive | | | | information on land lines? Even those that weren't |
| solution to finding people. Although the good systems | | | | listed? |
| will have a huge database, they only work by phone | | | | - Amount of Information - How much information |
| number so they will only work to find people whose | | | | could we get with a single search? |
| number you already have. | | | | - Up to Date - How current was the data gathered |
| Second, NOT everyone will need a reverse phone | | | | from all the above searches? |
| detective. If the number you're searching for is a land | | | | - Overall Rating - Based on all of the other criteria we |
| line, you can likely find the name by using your phone | | | | gave each system an overall rating. |
| companies web site (at least try it first). | | | | Testing the systems wasn't difficult. To accomplish it |
| Third, a Reverse Phone Detective is an excellent way | | | | we simply signed up for all of them, and the grabbed |
| to find out who has been calling. They can help you | | | | some phone bills, some cell and toll free numbers that |
| find out that cheating spouse, catch that prank caller, or | | | | we had written down, and started searching. Below |
| simply find out who someone is before you answer. | | | | you will find our results for the top five reverse phone |
| Fourth, if you don't take the time to choose the best | | | | detectives. |
| phone detective, not only are you wasting your money, | | | | Our recommendations are well laid out, but if you do |
| but you might end up with bad information. An old | | | | need help please feel free to email me (). I have no |
| database can give you the wrong name, the wrong | | | | problem helping you with any questions you may have. |
| address, and suddenly you're worse off than when | | | | |