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[H1113]How To Get A Cell Phone

by Janelle Elizabeth, Jan

Certainly if the city you live in has multiple area codes, that's not going to help you much. Should you reside in a vast yet sparsely populated area, one that is serviced by a single zip code, then that's not going to help you much either. The way to find the exact address is to go to a reverse phone detective website.

Online Resources

When online telephone databases first became available, the amount of information was severely limited. Most times, you would just type the phone number into your favorite search engine and hit enter.

This method still works for most land line numbers, just make sure that you include the area code and, also, if you place quotation marks around the number, the search engine will know that you want the results to include the entire number in a single instance, not parts of the number split across one website (FYI: this also works for series of words if you are looking for a specific phrase).

The Most Information

So what do you do when you've entered the phone number into a search engine and no useful information turned up? That ususally means that the number you're seeking information on is either a cell phone number or an unlisted land line number.

Unlisted numbers and cell phone numbers are not considered part of the public domain so they aren't readily available through a basic web search, you have to go to a specialized database like ReversePhoneDetective.com. This web database was compiled from hundreds of millions of public records and various cell phone databases to create the most extensive and comprehensive reverse phone directory available.

As a bonus to joining this website for it's incredible reverse phone directory, you'll also be given access to their exclusive people search. This feature allows you to enter a person's name and receive information about all of the telephone numbers that may be registered in their name, their address, their address history, and much more.

Such a 'people search' function is an excellent method for locating somebody from your past. For example, if you're looking for an old friend from high school, simply enter their name and check the address histories of the results you receive to find that old friend, and where he or she is living now and what phone number you can call them on.

According to new studies, more than ½ of Americans now own cell phone. I have a cell phone and so does everyone I know. Modern life would be very inconvenient without cell phones- how could you ever find anyone (or a better question, how did we find anyone before cell phones)? I have used all the major phone service providers over the years and I've basically settled on one (different service providers work differently in different areas). However, lets take a look at how to find a cell phone deal no matter where you live.

1) Comparison shopping. Both online and offline. Brick and morter stores and online stores often have different prices for the same phones or phone plans. This is where comparison shopping comes in to play. Find a service provider and visit their store or mall booth. Then check their website. You might be surprised to learn that the prices are not identical. It only makes sense. There is no overhead involved in an online store and if the customer does everything himself, prices should only be lower.

2) Go for the free phone. Some cell phone service providers will give you a free phone if you sign up with their service. Some won't. We've found that getting a free phone can be really cool due to the fact that sometimes the service provider will give you a state of the art phone for no upfront charge just to get you to become their lifetime customer.

3) Use Ebay. Some people sell their slightly used phones for great bargains online if you are willing to spend the time and wait for a good deal to popup. I've been in love with a Nokia phone for about 6 months now and am waiting for a real discounted phone to be put up for auction on Ebay. A lot of the service providers will activate your phone if you bring it in to their store (regardless of where you bought it).

There are ton of cool tricks to getting a cell phone deal. These are just 3 basic common sense ones, learn 'em all today and get a killer cell phone deal.

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