How to Use Google PhoneBook to Find a Phone Number
Google is the most popular and widely used search engine on the Internet. You can use it to find virtually any information you want including someone's phone number. However, don't assume that finding a person's telephone number will be as easy as entering their name into Google's query box, as there is a very slim chance the results you are looking for will be returned to you. Nevertheless, even if the chance is slim, this is the first search attempt you should try.
Therefore, access Google's main search page, and enter the full name (I.E. first name or initial, middle name or initial, and last name) or surname of the person into the query box. If they are married, don't forget to lookup both their maiden and married name. Other details you may want to add to the search, if you are unable to find results with just the individual's full name include:
- City and/or state
- Area code
- Zip code
If you are provided with information, the results may lead to you a personal or business website that is connected to the person you are looking up, or the details, such as the person's phone number and address could be made available through Google PhoneBook. This is a convenient service that Google has made available to Internet users through their search box. Their phone book contains publicly listed phone numbers and addresses. Thus, if the number of the friend, relative, etc. you wish to find is located in Google's PhoneBook, you will be provided with it.
That being said, you should know that anyone who is listed in the Google phone book can choose to opt out and remove their name from the database. In addition, Google only includes U.S. numbers and street addresses, so if the person you wish to contact lives outside of America, the phone book will not be able to help you. In this case, you may have more luck conducting a search on a social networking site.
Nonetheless, despite the fact that Google PhoneBoook only covers U.S. information, it does have a bonus feature that many social networking sites do not - a reverse phone lookup. Providing an online user with the ability to trace a phone number through their Phonebook is ideal, as not everyone is interested in finding out a person's number. Some people already have a phone number and would like to find out to whom it belongs. Therefore, Google provides you with more than one option to lookup information on a person.
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