Anything cheaper than 192.com? Suggestions appreciated!

[IgorStrav]

Hello all

I'm doing some research tracking down living relations, and have spent £34.95 for credits on 192.com, which has produced some success stories.

However, I've now come across a couple of entries which require Premium membership for me to read completely and I can see that this costs £150 PLUS the cost of the credits.

Am I missing a trick here, is there anywhere else where I can search similar info - non listed telephone numbers/electoral registers - more cheaply?

thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Flakdodger]

IgorStrav,
"short and curlys" come to mind.
I have had the same experience as you.
You might like to have a look at Linked In, which is a networking tool for professional folk, you could try a name search on their front page:
http://www.linkedin.com
I am not sure if there is any subscription fee.
In addition, I also use Facebook as a handy aid for current day folk.
Cheers
Dave

[Gadget]

Findmypast does have them as well  (poswered by 192 so they say) and it costs 10 credits a look - you can buy 280 credits for £24.95 or 60 credits for £6.95

I've not done the sums to see if it's worth your while 


Gadget

[Flakdodger]

Hi Gadget,
yep, that's right, you can go through Findmypast + as part of their subscription...and then you still get to the 192 Premium Membership gate.
192.com have got all the angles sussed!
Dave

[teaurn]

I have to say that I used that option on FindMyPast before christmas

Can I make a suggestion if you are going to use 192 keep the search base fairly wide ie just a surname and a town
this option gave me eight names in the same area but the full name just gave me one.  Not sure how that would work with a very common name though

[alyson123]

Hi,
I have been using 'UK Electoral Roll' which cost me £3.25 for a months membership, unlimited
searches using full name. There are other options if you don't have the full name or want to search
address only, or surname only etc. mostly at £3.25 a month......search as many times as you like.
Also provide a years package for electoral roll and BMD's for £59.25.
I only use this for electoral roll and took out a month's membership only yesterday, giving me
immediate access.......far cheaper than 192.com which I think is very pricey.
Link:www.theukelectoralroll.co.uk/
Regards
Alyson

[teaurn]

Sounds like an excellent option Thanks for the link Alyson123

[IgorStrav]

Thank you so much for all the replies, and the really great suggestion from Alyson!      

now THAT's an improvement on 192.com 

[IgorStrav]

Just found one key person I've been looking for!!!