Unexplained mobile numbers on phone bill

[GreatForest]

I never phone mobile numbers from the home phone. Yet, on our itemised bill, a lot of it is mobile numbers. Only one of them can be accounted for (DP's father).

Now, what concerns me is that my ex has been called twice on his mobile and the call lasted 3 seconds each time. This suggests to me that someone has called him and deliberately hung up on him. Twice.

Now, the rest of the numbers, nobody will take responsibility for. DP acts all defensive when I ask about them.

Do I just forget it and pay the bill or pursue this further?

phone the numbers?

I'm a wimp what do I say?

Tell DP you're going to phone the numbers - if it's something "nice but sneaky" like arranging a surprise, he'll presumably tell you enough to confirm that. If he becomes very defensive, then it's presumably something more worrying - then I would phone them and ask who they are.

I'd say you've got your phone bill and are going to claim against BT because of false charges for these calls which no-one at the house has made, and ask if they know your DP or DC and have received any calls from them lately.

Phone them? and ask who they are, tell them that a mistake must have been made and you are checking, you are not lying.

I agree with lighthouse. It might well be nothing, but the suspicion will drive you crazy if you don't find out. If it is something, its better that you know...

How ex is the ex?

I would suggest that if he has been phoning "illicit" numbers from your home number for which you get an itemised bill, then he has been rather foolish!

Phone a couple, but using a payphone not your own number.

do you have teenage dc? because thats how my bill happens to be soo high!

phone the number, you need to know otherwise it will niggle away at you.

phone them. this happens every so often here, we always kick ourselves when we figure out who it is, eg once DH's mobile bill was double what it usually is, but then we realised it was when our BT line had been down for a few days.

Is there any clue in when the calls were made? Were any of them made at a time when your dp was alone, or when older children would have been at school etc?

phone each number and say you are checking your bill because there have been mistakes on it. Ask politely who the caller is because you don't recognise the number.

Is your ex on speed dial or something - and the number might have been pressed accidentally?