Intelius is dropping a service allowing searches for cellphone nu...
Intelius is dropping a service allowing searches for cellphone numbers using a subscriber’s name (CD Jan 30 p9), a spokeswoman for the company said. The service, “launched as a test product a few months ago,” saw little demand, said…
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the spokeswoman. As of Wednesday, the company website listed the service as available. Intelius will keep offering a reverse directory letting a customer enter a cellphone number to trace a caller’s name and other information. The service “allows consumers to access information about mystery callers, unrecognized numbers, prank callers, and hang-ups for personal safety” and “gives consumers peace of mind about who is behind a number when caller ID falls short,” the spokeswoman said.