Telephone Directory Searching and Attempting to Find Out Someone's Age (For Free)
Many caveats exist when using online phone directories, including:
+ Out of date info
+ Wrong middle names or last names
+ Incorrect addresses
That's why it's often useful to use more than directory, and also why we've been mentioning Argali (Windows only) for years. It offers federated telephone directory searching and post processing (sorting, neighbors, etc.) that works very well. Oh, it's also free.
Why mention this topic today?
We wanted to note that WhitePages.com does have a robust set of features in its native format and recently (not sure how new) we've noticed that an age range is given for individuals. For example, the person is between 25-29. We checked several friends and relatives and most were correct.
Nevertheless: Caveat Searcher.
See Also: Fee-based services like Intelius also offers (FOR FREE) ages, names of relatives (often incorrect) and former places of residence. The largest issue here is authority control. For the most detailed info you need to pay a fee.
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