Have you ever received unwanted phone calls from some unknown persons? It looks like the callers know you very well: your name, phone number, address, etc, but you completely don't know who they are. How did they get this information?
They got it from the public phone list, or run a reverse phone look up to get it by entering your phone number. You can test this method by yourself. You can go to an online phone directory, enter a phone number and try to see if you can find the owner's information. It is possible that sometimes you can find, but sometimes you can't. Do you know what the reason is?
Because if it is a home phone number, you may be able to get it for free instantly. But if it is a cell phone number, it is very likely you can't get it for free. Why?
Because the home phone owner's information is always public information. When you sign up for a home phone service, you have an option to pay some fee to remove your name from the public directory. It is very likely you will decline this offer, just to save cost. So, your name is put into the public list, and others can search it for free. Some other people can call you for commercial purpose. It is a kind of spam. If you don't want to receive this kind of phone calls, you can go to www.donotcall.gov to register your phone number. After 31 days, if you still receive this kind of call, you can go to the same website to file a complaint. But even if you have registered your phone number, you can't remove your information from the public list, and people can still find it out easily, though they are not allowed to call you.
When you register for a cell phone service, your information is not public information and the cell phone carrier will not release it to the public directory. This doesn't mean others can't find it. They still can, if they want to pay. Your cell phone company may provide your information to some phone number search companies , which provide reverse phone number lookup service to the public, of cause not for free, or not totally free. If someone wants to get your information by your phone number, he goes to the phone number search company's website, pay a certain fee, and then enter your phone number and get your information. They may still get some information for free, for example, the city where the cell phone is registered.
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