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    wlfn Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 2, 2006, 06:03 PM
    Cell phone numbers
    How can a person look up cell phone numbers
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    Jan 2, 2006, 06:09 PM
    As far as I know or have been lead to believe no they can not. If you do not want some one to have it, there is an option in your phone to block your number from the people you are calling.
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    Jan 2, 2006, 06:10 PM
    Or just call via the operator.

    In the uk you must put 141 before the number
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    Jan 3, 2006, 01:19 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by wlfn
    how can a person look up cell phone numbers
    If the person has had there number listed then you then you can find them in directorys but if not then they won't be showing... If you set CLI blocking on mobile phone then it will also block your number from been sent when you are calling people.

    Hope that helps a little try and tell us a little more too see if there is anything else
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    Jan 3, 2006, 02:29 PM
    As far as I know there are no directories (like the white pages of most American telcos) for cell phones. Part of the reasons for this is that people pay to receive calls so they tend to give their numbers only to people they want to use it.

    The best way to get someone's cell # is to ask them for it.
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    Jan 3, 2006, 02:44 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem
    As far as I know there are no directories (like the white pages of most American telcos) for cell phones. Part of the reasons for this is that people pay to receive calls so they tend to give their numbers only to people they want to use it.

    The best way to get someone's cell # is to ask them for it.
    That's loads different to the UK, we have the B.T phone book and you can request to have your number (mobile) added if you wish too... I learn every day, I did not know that you pay for incoming calls to your mobile in the US as we don't in the UK mind you we only really have three mobile phone companys that are any good.
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    Jan 4, 2006, 04:11 AM
    Remember, too, that there are a variety of places where people give their cell phone number... and it ends up in a database somewhere.

    Here is a listing of search tools all in one place that might help: InternetOracle.
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    Jan 4, 2006, 04:20 AM
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    Hi, wlfn,
    I was a customer service representative for AT&T Wireless, now Cingular, for a few months during 2004, had to retire due to family illness.
    At that time, there was talk about Cingular coming up with a cell phone book, but don't know now if it was ever published.
    I have not heard of any being released.
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    Jan 4, 2006, 04:24 AM
    Verizon has a phone directory - but I'm not sure that it would include all verizon customers: it's superpages.com. Click the People Pages link at the top.

    And here's a site I found that's trying to become a mega cell phone directory:
    http://www.mobilephoneno.com/
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    Jan 4, 2006, 07:16 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by nwsflash
    Thats loads diffrent to the UK, we have the B.T phone book and you can request to have your number (mobile) added if you wish too... I learn every day, I did not know that you pay for incoming calls to your mobile in the US as we don't in the UK mind you we only really have three mobile phone companys that are any good.
    I wasn't aware of that. I thought that idea of billing both sides was universal.

    There is one US carrier (Sprint/Nextel) that doesn't bill for incoming calls. But all the others (Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc.) bill for "airtime". So as long as you are talking on your phone, where you made the call or received it you are billed.

    Some of the carriers play with the way they calculate airtime. For example, I have one of Cingular's pay as you go plans, so I get billed by the minute. Recently I received a call and when I ended the call the timer showed 49 seconds. But then I got the call bill noticed and I was charged for 2 minutes. The explanation was I was billed for airtime which starts when my phone rings. Since I didn't pick up till the third ring, that time was included.

    Scott<>
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    Jan 4, 2006, 10:49 AM
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    Scott if I was you I would call customer service as I'm sure you should only be billed per second for calls... I know that some networks have a min of say 60's billed even if your call is like only 5secs you have to pay as if it was 60secs. Im really shocked that you guys pay for incoming call -- damn in Europe that would cause a riot lol. T-mobile are in the UK as well, there one of the best networks just because they are so cheap with loads of free minutes and txt and free voicemail.

    But hey you guys have got "push 2 talk", we only got sms :confused: but I know there are plans to bring it out ere some day..
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    Jan 5, 2006, 06:30 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by nwsflash
    Scott if I was you I would call customer service as im sure you should only be billed per second for calls...
    Oh, I have called. The answer I get is what I said. You are billed for airtime, not just the time from connection to termination. So, as soon as the phone rings the timer starts. If I don't pick up, I don't get billed, but as soon as I do, I get charged.

    Its more of a minor annoyance. The service still winds up costing me less than $10 US per month.

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