You must have wanted to find address from phone number more than once. Ever had the phone ring when you were giving yourself a well-deserved pampering with a warm bubble bath? There must have been times when you ran to take the call, only to find that it was somebody trying to be funny. Or you might have to call on an old friend, breezily assuring them you know the address, only to see that you have lost it, and are left with just the phone number on your phone's caller ID. If you could find addresses from phone numbers, you could save face!

Well, there are ways to find addresses from phone numbers now. Everything has public records, so it is not to be wondered that phone numbers are no exception. There are reverse phone directories online where you can get the information you want. As with most things on the Internet, you will have paid and unpaid options.

Again, as usual, the paid option gives you better service and better results than the free directories. There are some snags with free directories, when you try to find address from phone number through them. There are services you can only get from paid reverse phone directories or services.

If the phone number you are trying to trace is a cell phone number, or if it is unlisted, you will not be able to find the address through the free services. And if you cannot find it in any one free reverse phone number directory, the odds of finding them in another are slim, because the directories normally share same database. Customer support is also an alien concept in these directories. After all, if you do not pay, you cannot really expect much.

If you want your searches to be private, you might want to find addresses from phone numbers through paid services, where encryption will be good. You can also avoid spyware and pop-ups that way. Free services are seldom secure - you might end up with spyware that tracks your personal browsing history.

Paid reverse phone directories have access to cell phone companies' records. They also have much bigger databases than free directories, so you have a much better chance of finding the address you want. You can even find background information like whether the person has filed for bankruptcy, whether the person is a registered sex offender and even day-to-day details like birth date, marriage and so on.

These directories usually charge a one time fee, after which there are no charges. If it is a pay per search directory, some sites even offer you your money back if you do not find the address you were looking for.

You do not have to be a web wizard to do this. With just a few clicks, you can find addresses from phone numbers.