How to Track Mobile Number

Get started with a free cell phone number list lookup service. If you’ve tried the free methods (which you should), you’ve probably found ads for these services. Start by “just” trying out the free services; they are often ineffective but are an easy first step.

• Don’t sign up for any free trials that ask for your credit card number or other personal information.

Carefully evaluate the service. Many “cell phone subscription database” sites that charge to perform searches will try to scam or give you unhelpful information. ^[3]

• Enter the wrong phone number or a familiar phone number to check for accuracy. Search for a few random number strings (in exact phone number format). If a search still brings up “results”, especially GPS location, it’s probably a scam or prank site. ^[4] Similarly, you can enter your own phone number and see if the results are correct.
• Look for company reviews. An online search for a company name can reveal claims from scammed customers. For a more formal view, in the United States, you can search the better business bureau’s table of contents for a detailed record of the company’s responses to customer complaints.

Pay for the service only after you’ve tried all the free options. These sites often run the same searches as you did when you tried the free methods, so paying is very unlikely to yield new results and have your information stolen or your credit card stolen. overcharged.

Hire a personal investigator. Even after you’ve tried all of the options above, you probably still don’t have the information you need. Hiring a personal investigator is an expensive option, and you will need to research several options before choosing one. You need to have detailed information about the terms before hiring anyone. A refund policy is usually available in the event that the investigator cannot find the information you are looking for, but ask about this first.

Check call log or caller ID. The mobile phone will automatically identify most incoming calls. If you are using a landline (landline), contact your phone provider to activate caller ID.

• Refer to your phone’s manual or contact the manufacturer if you don’t know how to check the call log for recently dialed numbers on your mobile phone.
• There are many ways to bypass the caller ID or even use the trick of displaying the wrong phone number. If the caller ID check fails, move on to the next options.

Request the “call return” service. Contact your phone provider and purchase “return call” or “return last call”. This service may require an initial fee and/or a fee each time you use the service.

• Call return codes vary by country and carrier (and may not be available in all regions). Ask your code provider or search the internet for “call return codes for [your country]”.
• In the United States, this service is *69 (after the code used in that country).
• After the call you want to track ends, enter the call return code and you will receive a voice message reading the phone number of the caller, with the option to call back.
• In some regions, automatic callbacks are available. Fees may still apply.
• Warning : in some regions (like California), callback will only redial the last incoming call without telling you the phone number.

Activate the “call trap” or “call tracking” function. If you receive repeated harassing calls from an unknown number, contact your phone provider and ask if these services are available:

• Call Traps : After requesting a call trap setup, record the date and time you received harassing phone calls for the next few weeks (as long as your provider requests it). When you report this information to the phone company, they will identify the harassment number and report it to law enforcement.
• Call Tracking : When this service is enabled, press the call tracking code immediately after the harassing call, the telecommunications service will send the phone number to law enforcement. (The code is *57 in the US; your provider will tell you which code to use if you’re in another country.)
• Call trapping is usually free, while call tracking may incur additional charges. If call trapping isn’t available, or if the harassment is more severe, you can convince your telecommunications service to offer you a free call tracking service.

Evaluate the payment service carefully. “Mobile phone directory lookup” sites are notorious for defrauding customers, either by not providing any useful information for their money, or by intentionally stealing their credit card information. client.

Look for reviews and complaints about the company online. In the United States, the better business bureau website is a useful place to search beyond the usual search engine queries.

Never give payment information to an untrusted site. Don’t enter your credit card number if your browser warns you that the site is unsafe, if the site asks you to pay with a third-party site you’ve never heard of, or if the site seems “slim” and unprofessional.

• This includes “free trials” that say your card won’t be charged.
• Try to find a service for which you paid with PayPal or another well-known third-party system.

Never enter unnecessary personal information. Your social security number and similar personal information should never be required for a legitimate phone lookup service.

Track your family’s location. Any smartphone or regular phone with a GPS chip can be tracked. Here are some options for tracking your family’s location at all times:

• Contact your cell phone provider to ask if they offer a family tracking plan for an additional monthly fee. This can also come with parental control over their children.
• Install a GPS tracking app on your family’s smartphone. Some apps allow users to voluntarily share their location with friends, while others are intended for parents to track kids. Browse through the phone app store or research online to find the right app for your needs.
• Install path [1] on regular phones. AccuTracking is one of the few third-party location tracking browsers that works on regular phones. Check the website for which phone models will work and information on the monthly fee.
• If you are trying to track someone’s location without their permission, install a hidden app on their phone and use it to mask the tracking app. Alternatively, you can put the tracking app in a hidden folder on their phone to reduce the possibility of being found.

Install an app to track your own phone. If you’re worried about your phone being lost or stolen, there are many apps that are designed to help you track your phone’s GPS location from your computer and/or prevent thieves from using your phone.

• Check your phone’s app store or search online to find a tracking or anti-theft app that works on your device.
• AccuTracking is one of the few services that can track a regular phone (GPS enabled).