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DH has hours of calls logged to a number I don't recognise

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livingontheedgeee · 29/01/2018 18:22

So, we use a phone provider where you pay for a monthly contract then need to add credit for things like calling overseas, dialling non-standard numbers etc. Normally DH and I keep £10 extra credit on just in case.
Last night, DH ran me as he's working away and asked me to top it up for him (he's completely technophobic).Normally I'd just log into the app on my phone but I was sitting at the computer at the time so I logged onto his online phone account to do it from there.

Right there, on the front page, it gave the top 5 numbers he calls with the number of hours associated with each number. One number he'd spoken to for 364 hours over the course of a month! Checking further (of course) he'd also sent 13 MMS to the same number meaning he's sending picture messages too.

Now he does use his phone a lot if he has to speak to clients and there are some clients he calls regularly but looking at the other calls, none of them are more than 10 hours across the whole month.

So, I went to his phone contacts list and lo and behold, here's the number assigned to some woman who I've never heard of.

I want to confront him but neither do I want to look stupid. He's never given me any reason to think he's messing about. Except perhaps he doesn't call me every day like he used to. Sometimes he goes two or three days without a call. This is the only change in his behaviour but thought it was on the back of me saying he needn't feel obliged to call every night.

Question is, do I call this number? Or do I ask him outright? Do I let it ride and see if he continues to call her?

OP posts:
lurkingnotlurking · 29/01/2018 19:26

Oh that is a good one summerdreamz

Shimmershimmerandshine · 29/01/2018 19:27

At the risk of stating the obvious surely if he was sending pictures to a woman he was having an affair with he would do a better job of covering it up? Surely he would use whatsapp/ hangout/ skype instead?

LizzieSiddal · 29/01/2018 19:27

6 hours a month is a long time to be speaking to a random woman. It’s an hour and a half a week.

Does the phone bill show texts?

My Friend has just found out her H is involved with someone else, when she saw he was sending hundreds of texts a month to a number. She did the Facebook thing and found out who it was.

SandyDenny · 29/01/2018 19:28

Following.....

How rude and insensitive, if you want to follow someone's life possibly falling apart, click in the watch thread button

SharonMott · 29/01/2018 19:29

This is how I found out my ex was seeing someone else. The bloody mobile phone bill. Back in the day you could pay a pound and get it itemised and lo and behold!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/01/2018 19:29

I hope you're okay OP.

StrictlySnow · 29/01/2018 19:31

I would be suspicious if it’s not normal to spend that much time speaking to a client. As others have said check linked in and have a google hope you’re ok op

ohamIreally · 29/01/2018 19:33

I speak to one of our sales guys easily six hours or more a month. We're heavily involved with the same clients so often have to discuss. He works in London several days a week away from home and we're going on a business trip together next month.

I am most definitely not having an affair with him.

Idontdowindows · 29/01/2018 19:33

I hope this turns out to be nothing OP. I really do. I know you must be feeling all sorts of conflicting feelings now.

luckiestgirl · 29/01/2018 19:33

Good luck op. It’s not looking great. But it might well be innocent. Keep digging.

Sparrowlegs248 · 29/01/2018 19:34

If you can access the account online , can you see the texts sent? Sure I used to be able to do that.

stardust18 · 29/01/2018 19:34

Store her number then see if she's on WhatsApp. Then you can put a name to the face.
Has he got an iPhone? iPad are they linked? That's how I found out my husband was sending messages to some woman.

Graceflorrick · 29/01/2018 19:36

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Jenna43 · 29/01/2018 19:36

Following.....

That's really insensitive. Are you aware you can just click 'watch this thread'?

heateallthebuns · 29/01/2018 19:39

My husband is on phone all the time for work and sends loads of pictures. He'd have to for his work. You'll just have to ask him for an explanation. Is Dumfries where he could have clients / colleagues he needs to speak to?

SomehowSomewhere1 · 29/01/2018 19:43

It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for me work wise and I can think of many plausible reasons. Take it a step at a time before panicking.

Jaxinthebox · 29/01/2018 19:49

I hope you get to the bottom of this and its innocent.

chattykathyblue100 · 29/01/2018 19:50

Surely your DH wouldn't ask you to top up his phone knowing he had used up all his credit calling/texting someone he shouldn't have been? I hope everything turns out well for you OP. Flowers

NaiceBiscuits · 29/01/2018 19:51

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Blondeshavemorefun · 29/01/2018 19:52

can you go back and check other months?

SharonMott · 29/01/2018 19:54

Is he hoping to get caught? Seems strange to allow you to top up when the evidence of any wrongdoing is there in front of your face OP?

DogsDoodahs · 29/01/2018 19:56

Ooh op hope it turns out to be nothing x

Bellamuerte · 29/01/2018 19:57

I'd snoop on his phone to find out what picture messages he's sent, and would probably get a friend to dial the number.

RedDogsBeg · 29/01/2018 20:02

User7680 and Graceflorrick what rude and insensitive people you are to place mark in such a manner on this thread, presumably you get some kind of thrill from the trials and tribulations of another person's life. You are aware you can gawp from the sidelines by using the 'Watch This Thread' option, aren't you? Or are you proud of your crass behaviour?

I hope it is something innocent, OP, but you are right to investigate further and question this as it does seem odd and requires an explanation.

JaneEyre70 · 29/01/2018 20:02

I think I'd stay quiet OP until I'd done a bit more investigating. Don't give him the chance to delete everything just in case.