Have you ever wondered who is calling you when you see just a number on your calling screen? Then the reverse phone lookup is just for you. Truecaller is one of the excellent examples of reverse phone lookup, where you can find out the identity of person who is calling you.
We all know how helpful this service can be, if you just want to avoid the spam calls but don’t know if it is spam or not. But how does this reverse phone lookup service actually work?
Before digital era
When there was no internet and not much high end mobile phones, and only landlines used to work, companies used to print reverse phone directories by locality or city. They were then distributed to libraries, police stations, and other institutions of each locality to make the work easier for the organizations.
Here a person can find out about the businesses and residencies. But other information which is unlisted, or the cell phone numbers were not present in such directories.
Digital Evolution
When internet came into being, these paper reverse directories became non existent. Though you can still get access to these paper directories somewhere with old people, they are more or less withered out of use. With the internet facility, the reverse phone lookup now became another feature of the search engine itself. You can find out about the person calling you through 2 methods.
- Using Google, where you type the number including hyphens in the search bar and hit enter. Google Phonebook will display the result in terms of phone’s owner, address, and his location. If the number is listed on Google, you will get the result. Otherwise the search would return blank.
- Find out the reverse phone lookup website on Google, and click on any website which provides the service. Type in the number here, and you will find the similar result of name, address and location. These websites also have feature of advanced search, but those are usually paid.