Reverse Phone Detective is one service you can use if you have ever been bothered by a prank or harassing call, missed a business call, wanted to track an old friend or pin down unknown numbers on your phone bill.

The Reverse Phone Detective goes beyond what your caller ID service provides. You'll be taking the number of the person calling you, key it in the phone detective service and gain access to more information about that number. You will retrieve the number's location, name and address (current and past), household members, service provider or carrier and the type of line (mobile or land line.)

Ordinarily, directory listings only provide you with land line numbers but the Reverse Phone Detective changes that. The service relies on its own database that is packed with information for both land line and mobile numbers, unlisted or not. The information in the Reverse Phone Detective may sound uncanny and it probably is. This is why the service makes you sign an agreement to use the information you'll retrieve solely within the legal boundaries. On top of that, if you still find it uncomfortable to have your details fair game for anyone interested, you can ask to be removed from Reverse Phone Detective's database for a certain one-time fee.

So how do you get started? You can avail of the service in two ways: a yearly membership or a single report on one phone number. If you need to track one number only, you'll only need to pay for that one report. To get a full report on one number, simply type in the number in the search box provided and, if it's listed, you can choose to retrieve the information and that is the only time you will be asked for a fee. The yearlong membership is recommended for business because of its unlimited searches. Lost sales often accompany missed business calls and this is where the Reverse Phone Detective steps in. Customer support through email is provided and a refund can be obtained if the product is defective in line with the user's requirements.

You might want to see Reverse Mobile and Reverse Phone Number Scan for product comparison. Before you buy any product though, you may find it helpful to look up Reverse Mobile Review at ReviewMOZ.