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Have you ever wondered whom a phone number belongs to?

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Maybesome spammer keeps calling you, or you’re doing research on a person.

Whatever the reason, a pair of phonebook-style websites can provide some helpful information for your quest.

Cell Revealer also tells you what carrier/company (Sprint, Verizon, etc.)

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Cell Revealer provides this info for free, but offers a “full report” too.

These allegedly include relatives, date of birth, and aliases.

We recommendsticking to the free informationfor the basics and foregoing the reports.

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However, the lack of “reporting” options asking you to pay for more information is refreshing.

This one is worth a try if Cell Revealer doesn’t find anything.

Image Credit: AJR_photo via Shutterstock

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