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Odd phone message

36 replies

Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 06:55

I have another thread on here but have just remembered something that happened a while ago and I thought I'd got past now it's in the front of my mind again

Some time ago O2 network was playing up particularly iPhones . I received a photo txt of my BF at work but when I looked it seemed to have been sent from another phone it wasn't his number. I confronted him and he seemed shocked asked me what the number was and said he didn't recognise it and it didn't make sense. We both immediately rang said number and he got through before me then I got a call from a girl whose phone it was saying he had spoke to her and wanted her to reassure me it's a mix up with O2.

He also got O2 to call me as I was suspicious to confirm their lines were playing up. I have randomly rung said number twice since and same girl has answered so I don't think he has another secret phone.

Is this possible for a message to show up as appearing to have come from a random unknown number?

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MalcolmTuckersMum · 19/06/2013 07:40

I'm fairly sure nobody can get O2 to ring someone else to confirm anything so alarm bells ringing already.
I've certainly not heard of anything like this - whole family has iPhones and most of my friends too. Never heard of anything like this.
Sorry but I think you're being told tall tales.

SirRaymondClench · 19/06/2013 07:42

Why would she have your number?
Bit of a coincidence that she happened to know and work with your BF and have your number if O2 was just playing up

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 07:46

No he took the photo at work sent it to me but the sent number came up as this girls phone. I don't know that she works with him and why would she have my number anyway. If he sent her a photo she, d have no reason to send it to me.

It was definately O2 that called me it was a all center and I do know the phones were playing up that day as my friend couldn't use hers

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MalcolmTuckersMum · 19/06/2013 09:04

Ok. How do you know it was a call centre? I can't see how you'd know for sure. Did they tell you it was a call centre?
I'm trying to imagine the response if I rang 02 right now and asked them to ring, say, my DH and tell him something. They'd rightly think I was nuts and tell me to get him to phone them himself.
This is a very odd story.

ClartyCarol · 19/06/2013 09:11

Well, if it helps a couple of days ago I received two texts from O2 saying thank you for calling them and they hope my issue has been resolved or something similar. I am not with O2 and I've never called them so I think their systems are going haywire somewhere along the line.

doormat · 19/06/2013 09:23

Think your mind is working overtime love and deep down you have suspicions your man is playing away...either hire an investigator or someone that can follow him or stop jangling on to everything and making yaself sick...obvious that someone took a pic of ya fella...
Deal with it one way or another x

Lizzabadger · 19/06/2013 09:25

Sounds very dodgy.

reggiebean · 19/06/2013 09:33

I remember something about this a while ago. My housemate has O2 and his phone was showing as a blocked number when he would text or call (double checked iPhone settings to be sure that wasn't the cause). He spoke to O2 and think they confirmed that their system went a bit wonky. Don't really understand how it could happen, but think its a true story.

DowntonTrout · 19/06/2013 09:40

Does your DH know the girl?

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 17:18

He says no he doesn't know her and when I spoke to her she said she lives a long way from us. It was O2 who rang me I really believe that and god knows I'm a suspicious kind but there was nothing to make me disbelieve it and they did it because he'd played hell with them and the fact their system cock up had caused such trouble for us. I am also an O2 customer and they were able to look on my account.

They couldn't explain why it happened but confirmed the system was messed up that day.

Very confusing but I can't see how even if someone did take a pic of him how she would have my number to send it to me

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lizzywig · 19/06/2013 19:10

Does your DH usually take photos of himself while he's at work and then send them to you? Have i misunderstood that bit?

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 19:13

Yes he does sometimes send me pics of himself at work we don't live together and don't see each other everyday

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TheFallenNinja · 19/06/2013 19:16

I remember reading about this O2 thing recently. It is technically possible of course.

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 19:23

That's what I wanted to know if it was possible really

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badinage · 19/06/2013 19:32

Given what you've said on your other thread, I think this is horseshite.

Emotional abusers are often unfaithful.

AnyFucker · 19/06/2013 19:36

They often do things to Fuck with your head and keep you off balance too

TheFallenNinja · 19/06/2013 20:15

Other thread?

lemonstartree · 19/06/2013 20:30

how much more do you need?
some Strange women calling you 'just because' you bf asked her to? How do you KNOW she lives miles away ?
and O2 calling you because he told them too ? Don't make me laugh.

Wake up sweetie and see what is on front of your eyes.

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 20:39

I don't KNOW that's the problem. But can anyone explain what did happen then if not an O2 cockup. ( which definately did happen)

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 20:42

He would have had to send her a pic which she then sent to me, but how did she get my number. Or she took the pic on her phone and sent to me but again she'd need my number. Or O2 was playing up

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orangeandemons · 19/06/2013 20:45

She got the number off his phone?

ImTooHecsyForYourParty · 19/06/2013 20:46

What proof do you have that it was o2? Did they tell you something your boyfriend couldnt know?
What proof do you have that what this girl said was true?
People calling you up and telling you something doesn't make it true.

KneeDeepInDaisies · 19/06/2013 20:46

So someone text you a photo of your DP. This someone works with your DP but doesn't know him and lives miles away?

She then rang you to reassure you that it was an O2 mistake after speaking to your DP.

O2 then rang you to tell you it was a mistake. Surely that would be going against data protection- talking about 2 other people's accounts.

Why not check his itemised bill? If he sent it, it will be there.

NatashaBee · 19/06/2013 20:49

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Dearjackie · 19/06/2013 20:56

I know them telling me something doesn't make it true but am struggling to see what did happen if its not true. Nobody said she works with him he said he doesn't know who's number it is or why the pic appeared to come from that number. One thing I DO know is that O2 network and specifically iPhones were having major problems that day

Say for example he has sent her a pic and she decided to send it to me. Why? And his phone always has a code on it , I know the code but would he tell someone he was maybe having a fling with the code and also for her to have time to get into it look for my number, and type it into her phone, send it to me then deny it. For what?

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