Mobile phone question

This is probably going to be the stupidest question I've asked in a while but here goes...

Is it possible for my mobile to connect to the net by itself? I ask because I recently upgraded my phone and my first bill is about £25 more than I expected it to be. I have checked my email on it a few times but I didn't think it was as often as the bill suggests. The details on the bill aren't much help. It lists dates I went online but the time on each one is midnight. Some are charged, a few aren't.

Obviously I'm staying off the net through my phone from now on. My contract gives me free minutes and texts but no (as far as I know) internet usage. So, is my phone haunted and connecting by itself or have I just been an idiot and used it more than I thought?

Thanks for the advice. It's not a smartphone or an iphone. I think it's a Samsung Galaxy.

I think I'll have to call the company and check if something's gone wrong.

Torgo said:

Google image search suggests a Samsung Galaxy - just going by looks - is an Android smartphone; so it might well be regularly checking the internet for things.

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Does anyone here ever get the idea I know sod all about techy things? Anyway, I spoke to my provider and it turns out you were right. It was connecting by itself. They've refunded me half the charges for that. Another issue came from my starting this contract halfway through a month so they charged me a couple of weeks extra. The next bill will be normal. I got them to turn off the connection to the net. Don't really need it and I'm not having the damn thing connecting when I don't want it to.

Thanks for the help, people.

I'm blaming my cats. I bet they stepped on it in the middle of the night and went online.