Line type check

Cell phone or landline?

Find out what kind of line a number is: mobile, landline, VoIP or toll-free. With the carrier and caller ID name.

3 of 3 free lookups left today
  • No sign-up
  • We never contact the number
  • Spam risk included

Why line type matters

  • Texting: landlines can’t receive regular texts, so a message to one is lost.
  • Calling rules: U.S. rules (the TCPA) treat autodialed calls and texts to cell phones more strictly than calls to landlines.
  • Trust: a “local business” that turns out to be a mobile or VoIP line may not be what it says.

What each answer means

  • Mobile: a cell phone on a wireless network.
  • Landline: a traditional or cable phone line at a fixed address.
  • VoIP: an internet phone line (Google Voice, business phone apps and many robocall services).
  • Toll-free: 800, 888, 877 and similar, paid for by the business that owns them.

More than three a day

Every plan includes caller ID lookups.

Caller ID and carrier lookups every month, plus full reports with the owner, their address and a real FICO® Score 4.

Basic

$29a month

Try it: $1 for 1 day

  • 100 caller ID & carrier lookups a month
  • 3 full reports a month
  • Owner, address and FICO® Score 4
  • Or $99 a year

$1 today, then $29/month after 1 day · cancel anytime

Just one report

$19.99one time

No subscription

  • Who the number belongs to
  • Current address
  • FICO® Score 4 and credit profile

$19.99 once · nothing to cancel

You pick a plan after looking up a number. Full reports need a permissible purpose, like the person’s consent. Caller ID lookups past a plan’s monthly amount are 5¢ each; during a trial, up to 10 are included.

Questions

Can a landline number become a cell phone?

Yes. People can move a landline number to a mobile carrier and the line type changes. The lookup shows what the line is today.

Is VoIP a cell phone?

No. VoIP runs over the internet. Some VoIP numbers ring on a smartphone app, but they’re registered as VoIP, not mobile.

Can I check a list of numbers?

Three a day are free here. For lists, the carrier lookup API checks each number’s line type.