There are few things as annoying as being awakened by the phone ringing in the middle of the night.
Who's on the other end of the call? It's a prankster with a dumb joke about your refrigerator running or worse, someone just making heavy breathing noises.
Whether it's harmless prank or something more sinister, you have the ability to discover your tormentor's name and address with a reverse cell phone directory.
The ability to trace a cellphone number is also a valuable tool in verifying information about someone you've just met, detecting whether your spouse is being unfaithful, and checking to see if your child is conversing with someone who is an inappropriate friend.
Not long ago this would have been impossible to do with a cell phone number, because unlike the traditional telephones whose account holders' info was public information, cell phone records were mostly private.
You could try to look up the number using a search engine like Google, but your results would be limited because unless you operate an online business, it's unlikely that your cellphone number is posted on the internet.
Instead, use the search engine to find a reputable reverse cell phone directory.
This way you'll get the full name and other information about your caller.
It's important to have more than just a name in order to be sure that you have the correct person, especially if it's a common name or if it's not really their true name at all.
Accuracy is very important, especially if you determine that it would be valuable to meet your telephone caller or to find out where the person lives that your spouse has been calling a little too frequently to be just an acquaintance.