Friday, January 16, 2009

Reverse Phone Number Membershps -- Getting your Money's Worth

By Hans Hisbon

In today's economy, it is as important as ever to get your money's worth for what you are paying for. A subscription to a reverse phone number lookup service is no exception. Chances are, you are not getting what you should be with your membership.

If you are one of those people who write down numbers and do not attach a name to it, no need to worry when you have your reverse phone number membership. You do not even have to bother recording a name if you do not want to, simply write down the number and look it up later. You most likely will recognize the name. If you are a busy salesperson and want to do some research on your customers first, a very good way to do this is lookup the number they gave you. Are they telling you the truth about where they live? An easy phone number lookup often does the trick. Many of the subscriptions will give you other information as well, such as an age an address. It can be amazing the information that is stored in computers these days.

Who does not get unwanted or unsolicted telephone calls, especially on your cell phone? Most cell phones do not display the name of the person that is calling you, unless it is already stored in your phone book's memory. It is easy to go through your call log and see who all those telephone numbers belong to with your membership. If you are trying to find a cell phone number, and who it belongs to, most memberships will allow you to do this as well, be sure to take advantage of it.

Another use of your membership is to lookup information if you are responding to a classified ad. Do you want to look at a car that is in the ad before you actually talk to the owner about it, to see if you would even be interested? Look up the number in your membership, drive by it, then call the people if you are still interested in the car. You could also avoid being the victim of a crime, if you double check what the people on the other end are saying. Do you homework and verify their information before you go and check something out in their home. Always be sure to ask a lot of questions and confirm everything.

Today, information is accessible by virtually anyone with a computer and internet access. If you are willing to pay the price, you can find out about anything you want. What was once almost impossible to find without consulting a private investigator for access, is accessible by virtually anyone with a computer. Be sure you are getting the most for you money when you subscribe to one of these information services. - 16747

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