Remove flip phone from number share with access to account

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Remove flip phone from number share with access to account

My former partner kept the flip phone that I reported as lost/stolen Nov/2023. We shared the Verizon account. He had this phone on number share before it was disconnected w/o my knowledge. My Apple iPhone 14 bill nor the MyVerizon app doesn’t reference his number/phone anywhere except under manage number share. Still does as of today. Until Mar/2025, an Apple iPhone SE (3rd Gen) was in his possession. It is still on my bill.

Since 01/2024 I have had the usual signs of my phone being compromised: searches on unfamiliar topics I didn’t make, unfamiliar calls on logs, high data use, battery drained, texts & calls deleted from logs, wrong phone number entered on MyCard, pictures downloaded from Security Cam, passwords deleted, OnStar sign-on created and manipulated. Etc., Data Privacy downloaded reports show Chats, Meets, What’s Ap’s accessed through my iCloud.

I feel like Sandra Bullock in 1995’s The Net. But I’m not in Cozumel. Dammit!

In trying to correct: Changed passcode, password, Apple ID, logged off between changes. At least 20 times. I’m not alone in stating Apple, Verizon, Google, OnStar, Police - NO HELP, whatsoever. You’re on your own.

Am I actually being hacked into by a flip phone I paid $250 (remaining on the contract) on the day reported? That has managed to keep access after being reported?!? By someone who had their phone replaced and kept that phone.

Current situation: Nov/2025. During a service call with Verizon the number sharing was discovered.

Verizon: Your account was accessed by this phone. And?

Apple: Call your carrier

Google: crickets

OnStar: Good at transferring/dropping/permanent hold on calls

Police: If they don’t cooperate, our hands are cuffed. (same ones who came to my house after a drunk call in 1993)

((Princess phone, pink, teen line))

Besides a nuclear reset, can I shake this guy? Before Melissa McCarthy frames me for murder?

iPhone 14, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 2, 2025 10:25 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 2, 2025 10:55 AM in response to ALR2063

No, your phone is not being hacked by a flip phone. However, depending on what information your former partner has on you and your accounts, they could possibly have access to your Apple Account. Start here:

If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support

You can't use Verizon's number share on another phone. It only works on things like Apple Watches or certain other similar devices and it uses your phone's mobile number.

If the phone number your partner had is on your Verizon account, you will see it on your bill. Contact Verizon to cancel it. If it's not one you're being billed for, it's not your number.

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Answer 2

Dec 5, 2025 8:05 AM in response to ALR2063

ALR2063 wrote:

Thank you for your help. You can share with Apple but they don’t usually allow it. $$$.

Yes, Number Share with Verizon costs, regardless of the brand of device. They certainly do allow Apple products. I have the feature to share my iPhone number with my Apple Watch. But you can't share the number with other phones.

The flip phone was transferred to AT&T. They will allow up to 5 iPhones to use their number sync feature.

Like Verizon, AT&T's Number Sync feature does not allow you to share a number between phones. You can put up to five phones on a family sharing price plan, but each has its own number. If this flip phone has been transferred to AT&T, it no longer has any connection with you.