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IPhone help please.....

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grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 10:44

Hi, please can someone help!

To cut a long story short..... oh was being cagey with an old phone that he was giving to me, wouldn't let me have it til he'd reset it etc... I just a had a feeling he was being weird and he got all defensive when I pulled him up on it! I took the opportunity to have a look through it when he went out and found loads of emails in spam from dating sites, 6 people have viewed your profile, dear member of dating site etc etc from many hook up type sites. I couldn't get to see if there were any welcome to your account ones etc. He then proceeded to work out how to reset phone so can't look again. I felt sick and betrayed and confused. Could it be spamming?? He does look at porn, which I know, don't feel very comfortable with but I know he does. Could it be junk from there? I then managed to look at current phone briefly and saw his internet history last week was porn sites, but also two references to hook up sites, could the be pop ups? I looked in advance settings and the top two sites for data usage were hook up sites. Is this running in background of the porn? I've searched forums and people have said they never go on dating sites, do use porn, and their advanced settings data usage does show dating sites and they must be pop ups, my question is, how much data would that be using? Minuscule? If it's a pop up can it use a considerable amount of data?? I know I sound snoopy and paranoid and sneaky but history has taught me not to confront without all facts or it's quickly hidden :(( please help

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grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 13:49

And if they were just pop ups... would they be top usage?

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grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 13:50

Sorry my heart.... horrid situation

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OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 13:56

That's not the case at all.

It is for all the websites I have built so far, I certainly couldn't build one at 66k unless there was barely anything there.

LookingForARocketBooster · 07/06/2017 13:56

I get spam saying that my dating profile has had XXX views, I don't have a dating profile anywhere

Not that you know of! Plenty of people set up dating profiles using fake email addresses - not all sites require a verification - and it's an old trick to get revenge on someone who has pissed you off - sign them up to lots of sites that would cause them trouble and inconvenience.

I get my fair share of spam and have never had one saying "views on your profile". It's daft spam - everyone knows if they set up a profile or not!

OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 14:06

I've never thought of that, but to be fair most of the spam does look dodgy, I even get fake Facebook notification spam in an inbox that has never, ever had a Facebook account.

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 14:08

You sound tech savvy. Why would these sites be top of the list of data usage if just pop ups?

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indigox · 07/06/2017 14:10

It is for all the websites I have built so far, I certainly couldn't build one at 66k unless there was barely anything there.

Might want to improve your coding skills then.

OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 14:11

In the data usage, are there any other websites with any data usage besides the ones you have mentioned?

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 14:12

Yes the ones below are for Argos, just giving, PayPal etc. Innocent Ines all st about 5 or 6 kb

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grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 14:16

And what's key word blocks?

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OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 14:21

The trouble is website data isn't just the data that you use whilst visiting a website, it's the cookies as well, any website can store cookies but they usually have to notify you that they will do so. The website data can and would be cleared by going to Clear History and Website Data in Safari settings or you can clear it individually by going to the Advanced screen. I've had a look at mine and even though I very rarely use Safari I have a lot of data for websites that I don't recognise or recall visiting.

I don't know, it's definitely suspicious when you add up everything but wiping a phone before giving it away or selling it is not unusual, it's standard practice.

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 14:23

So chances are he is looking at porn..... and these are the cookies in the background? Not that he's accessed these sites? Thank you

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OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 14:25

Maybe but not necessarily, I think you need to speak to him.

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 14:30

Previous experience tells me he'll deny deny and lie lie. He'll only admit to what I know for sure :(

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BarnsligRav · 07/06/2017 14:43

Yeah, my DH would wipe a phone before giving it to me as well. But he'd not be a dick about it and not let me touch or look at it until it was wiped.

alltalknobaby · 07/06/2017 15:45

Has he done this before OP?

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 15:49

Not this that I'm aware of. Cheated a few years ago and I discovered it through a text message that popped up on his phone. It all spiralled from there. :(

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OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 15:51

So why are you still with him?

grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 15:52

I love him. He says he loves me. We have been married for a long time and I thought we had worked through it

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OnionKnight · 07/06/2017 15:57

Sorry but I don't think you have, you're still suspicious and he's behaving weird which is making you even more suspicious.

RedDahlia · 07/06/2017 18:51

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grownuplifesucks · 07/06/2017 19:40

How much megabytes was your Waitrose?? Were the top ones websites you recognise? He is now carrying his phone everywhere. Even into shower. I'm obviously not doing too well at acting normal!

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alltalknobaby · 07/06/2017 19:53

Taking the phone in the shower would ring alarm bells for me...

RoseOfSharyn · 07/06/2017 20:41

OP I did a quick Google search of the sites you mentioned and the general consensus is that they are scam sites.
Not spammy necessarily, you sign up as per a normal dating site, but you cannot chat to people without forking out membership fees type of scam.
Have you any access to his bank statements to see if he's paid to join?

Laurenannxo · 07/06/2017 22:16

The old email on the old phone with profile views etc is more than likely an account he had ages ago and is trying to bring him back in to sign up again. I used to be on POF years ago before being with DP and cancelled my subscription, 3 years down the line I STILL get emails from them telling me I have matches? Even though I don't have an account!
The other sites on the new phone are also spam BTW and nothing to worry about. I get 30 odd junk mails a day with subject emails like you are mentioning from the same sort of emails and I've never even signed up for them or been on any suggestive websites!

I would say all looks innocent from my end. However, the cagey ness is a concern and something I would still have a little chat about with him if you are up for it. X

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