Looking up information in a phone book is fast and easy. However, this is only going to provide you with someone's home or business number. It won't give you their cell phone information and that may what you really need to reach them. It is so common for people to have cell phones these days that a directory is available. You can access these types of directories online fast and easy. If you have misplaced a number you don't have to wait for them to call you back. You may need to contact your boss as an emergency and their cell phone number allows you to do so.

Not everyone is happy about the free online cell phone directory though. Many individuals feel it is a violation of their privacy. Some women have approach congress about this very issue. In their cases they are hiding out from violent men from their past. They got a cell phone so the schools could contact them if their children become ill or there is another type of emergency. Yet their violent perpetrators have tracked them down using a cell phone directory.

Many individuals have had tons of calls to their cell phones from telemarketers. This is the result of the cell phone directory access that such businesses have. What is even more appalling is that the owner of the cell phone is having to pay for such calls. This is due to most cell phone plans being based on a set number of minutes that can be used. If they are wasted answering telemarketing calls that leaves less minutes for a person to use for their own needs.

There is no way to prevent your cell phone number from coming up. With a home phone you have the right to keep it unlisted. You may be charged a small fee for this but it is very possible to accommodate your request. On the other side of the issue are those that have had to use cell phone directories to track down someone. For example you may see your neighbor's child get hit by a car on their way home from school. Their mom isn't home or at work so you frantically do all you can to find her cell phone number.