Accessing call/SMS history

Lammikins
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How do I retrieve deleted call history?

 

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BellKris
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Hi there, @Lammikins. Welcome to the Community.

Once deleted from your phone, call history would be unable to retrieved and cannot be provided. The same also goes for text messaging history.

Call and message records/transcripts are also not available upon request, unless required for court related purposes. If it is needed for such a request, it has to be requested by the court/lawyers.

Have a great day.

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Hey there @DE

Welcome to the Community and thanks for your post. 

You can review your usage directly in MyBell. To see what can be done in MyBell, check out Self-serve optionsOpens in a new tab or windowon Bell.ca.

Let the Community know if you have more questions.

 

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WelshTerrier
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Community All-Star

The only information available to you to view is what you see in your account on MyBell.

Bell does not keep or store this information. Bell can not share any person information due to Canadian privacy laws.

Take care.

I am a Community All-Star and customer. I'm here to help by sharing my knowledge and experience. My views on Bell and the Community Forum are my own and not the views of Bell or any of its affiliates.

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Good Day & Welcome to the Bell Community Forum.

Incoming / outgoing call history & text usage cannot be retrieved nor provided once it has been deleted from your device. The list you are viewing on MyBell is the complete list of text message usage.

You can obtain some of the information that you are requesting by logging in to your MyBell account using any web browser & Select > Your mobile service. Select > View usage. Select > Voice, long distance and text usage. Choose > Voice, long distance or text. Dates, time, from city, to city, number called to / from, call type & duration are displayed.

There will be a mix of known & unknown numbers displayed. Unknown numbers are just that. They cannot be displayed due to privacy laws. E.g. technical limitations, Caller ID, Privacy, Blocked calls, etc.

For example, are any of your devices Apple products, iPhone & iPad? It's only considered a text message (or SMS, or MMS) if it's being sent from a phone number to a phone number. iMessages are sent over the internet. While iMessage can be connected to a phone number, iMessages actually rely on your Apple ID — the email address that lets you log into iPhones, iPads, etc.

  • You can send texts over Wi-Fi or cellular service.

  • Texts you send and receive using iMessage don’t count against your SMS, MMS, or RCS allowances in your cellular messaging plan, but cellular data rates may apply.

  • When you communicate with others who also use iMessage on an Apple device, the texts appear in blue bubbles. (SMS, MMS, and RCS messages appear in green bubbles.) Your message will be sent with iMessage when you see a blue send button; a green send button indicates the message will be sent with SMS, MMS, or RCS or your cellular service.

How to view your Mobility usage details (bell.ca)

What is text messaging and how do I use it? : Texting outside the Bell Mobility network

Take care.

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is it possible to get recording of my call conversation on a particular date last month?

Hello there @Uchenwankwo74. Thanks for your post, and welcome to the Community 🙂

Are you referring to a conversation that you had with our support team, or a personal call?

- Patricia

 

Candi
Contributor

Can bell retrieve my messages and texts from last year?? My phone updated and erased all my texts and messages. I needed the messages and texts for court purposes. 

WelshTerrier
Community All-Star
Community All-Star

Unfortunately no. Messages once they are deleted on Bell mail are gone forever.

I am a Community All-Star and customer. I'm here to help by sharing my knowledge and experience. My views on Bell and the Community Forum are my own and not the views of Bell or any of its affiliates.

BellKris
Moderator

Hi there, @Lammikins. Welcome to the Community.

Once deleted from your phone, call history would be unable to retrieved and cannot be provided. The same also goes for text messaging history.

Call and message records/transcripts are also not available upon request, unless required for court related purposes. If it is needed for such a request, it has to be requested by the court/lawyers.

Have a great day.

Regarding data retention policies is Bell able to provide me with a report of text message correspondence from an individual_number for the last 10 years?

What if I didn’t ‘delete’ it but the call I’m looking for occurred 5 days before the last one showing in the list..?

Good morning, @Holly.  Welcome to the Bell Community.

How far back is the call you're looking for? Only the last six months of usage will be visible in your MyBell. 

Additionally, when looking in your usage details in MyBell, keep in mind that you can also narrow down the search to specific dates.

Hey there @DE

Welcome to the Community and thanks for your post. 

You can review your usage directly in MyBell. To see what can be done in MyBell, check out Self-serve optionsOpens in a new tab or windowon Bell.ca.

Let the Community know if you have more questions.

 

How do I access my call history on my iPhone from as far back as 5 months ago in May and June ?

You can view your call history in MyBell.

Login to MyBell > Select Mobility service > Select My Mobility usage. You can select up to 6 months Voice, long distance & text usage history plus the current month.

I am a Community All-Star and customer. I'm here to help by sharing my knowledge and experience. My views on Bell and the Community Forum are my own and not the views of Bell or any of its affiliates.

How do I access my previous text numbers from 2021?

Hello,

Found out that my husband had cheated on me. His phone is on my account. Is there anyway that I can see his text messages? I have been able to use the data usage to see the number but is there any way to see what was in the text? Can I call Bell and get help with that? In order to file for adultery divorce I need proof and the texts will be good. He changed his password on his phone so I can't get pics from it.

Thank you for your time. 

WelshTerrier
Community All-Star
Community All-Star

The only information available to you to view is what you see in your account on MyBell.

Bell does not keep or store this information. Bell can not share any person information due to Canadian privacy laws.

Take care.

I am a Community All-Star and customer. I'm here to help by sharing my knowledge and experience. My views on Bell and the Community Forum are my own and not the views of Bell or any of its affiliates.