How to check a phone number on PC where there's safesearch on

[TryingtobeElinor]

Name changed, shaking a bit as I write this. Was going to wash my husband's bag and found a phone number on a tiny scrap of paper in his hand writing - I always check things before I put in washing machine. My gut wrenched and I typed the number into my PC.

It's come up with the following message: "Results hidden by SafeSearch. SafeSearch is set by a device, network or browser administrator to hide explicit results, such as sexual content or graphic violence".

So now my gut is wrenching more. I'm not computer savvy. My husband does all the tech stuff. All I know is we have a few computers at home which are networked, my Android phone also comes up with the same message - so I presume it's something to do with our internet settings to keep things safe for our teens, I haven't got a clue how to temporarily lift the safe search on either the home internet or perhaps it would be better to somehow change the settings to my phone - again he deals with all our mobile phone contracts together.

I don't want him to find out, I can't blow up the family over this at this stage in the teens lives - they both are in exam years and drowning in SEND challenges already. Any advice how I can see the content without my husband being alerted please.

So that I don't drip. Our sex life is not possible at the moment as I have problems down there which I've been trying to address with the Gynae and GP - but everything takes so long on the NHS.

So in summary how can I check the dodgy phone number so I find out what's going on for sure - whilst there's safesearch on the PC and my phone.

Thank you. Still shaking.

Googling phone numbers is always dangerous it can send you down a rabbit hole in the wrong direction

can’t find it but there was a thread on this other week to poster was raging as it came up as a sex worker
then there was a few who googled there own numbers and they came up as sex work
when the OP googled the number the next day it came up as something different

if your already suspicious I wouldn’t google it and there’s no guarantee the info u get will be correct

Are you using wifi on your phone? If so, I’d just go outside and use mobile data or maybe try private browsing.

Honestly, I cannot imagine a phone number is going to trigger blocking, even if linked to something dodgy. DD’s gymnastics school gets blocked when I search it on Facebook due to ‘drug related activities’. 😂 I have no idea why but there is nothing at all dodgy about the school or their Facebook page. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or search on Facebook or WhatsApp. Honestly, there are lots of reasons to have a phone number on a piece of paper. I have one in my bag right now. It’s my cancer nurse so I could ring her because she said she could send me info on travel insurance. Surely, no one writes a sex worker’s number (if that’s what you’re assuming) on paper and carries it around with them in case they might decide to ring one day.

Thank you ladies, still would like to check if anyone has advice it is greatily apprecited. I tried going outside and using my mobile data instead of the house internet, and I got the same message.

Most internet providers now block certain content at their level, and you have to contact them with to turn it off with proof of age and identity eg passport. Then there's Google safe search etc which you should be able to adjust yourself.

Send the phone number to somebody who already has safe search off and have them look tell you what it says. Or ring it and see who answers if you're feeling brave.

Search using 5g or on your work device at work.

He might be monitoring everything on the wifi (or have the ability to check) so not a good idea to use wifi to do sensitive tasks.

DM me the number if you want and I'll tell you what it says.

Turn the WiFi off your phone, put private browser tab on phone internet and look again?

I understand what you are going f through, my husband works in IT and can see everything gone through the router/WiFi (I don't really understand)

I called the number and it just went through to a voicemail. I did type 141 before the actual number so that at least my number wouldn't flash up. That's the extent of my tech knowledge! He'll be home soon, so I may have to wait until after dinner to check. Thank you to the kind person who has offered to check the number for me. I have PM'd you. Thank you everyone.

Do you have Wattsapp? You can put it into there it might come up with a profile?

UPDATE it's not good news, thank you for everyone's help. Especially a huge Thank you to the wonderful @Anotherparkingthread 💐

Really sorry to hear this.

Sorry to hear that 😞 fi gers crossed it can be resolved.

Install a VPN on your phone, then search. It should bypass the safe search. This is what I did. It wasn't good news either. The number was for a prostitute on adultwork.

Later, with a bit more snooping I found a text confirming a booking with date and time. I called him 15 minutes after the time of the booking - phone went to voicemail. He called me back about an hour later.

I took photos of everything I found. We did try again after some time, but he underestimated the damage he had done. It didn't last.

Obviously many women turn a blind eye for many different reasons, but thankfully I had no ties (and by far wasn't the only issue).

@Fuckingpissedoff1234 , sorry it happened to you too, I'd walk out tonight with just my cat in arms, but I can't. The kids, we have two SEND teens, they are so vulnerable at the moment with all the exam pressure and health problems. I could SCREAM, but will pretend all OK for however long I can.
Thanks again everyone for trying to help, it's not something that's easy to tell anyone in real life.

What did you find out?

It's worth speaking to him about why he has it. I hope things aren't as shit as they seem.

What did you find out?

UPDATE2: As a few of you have asked. The phone number is linked to a particular girl offering services at various escort sites. Cam on some, and also a local escort site for a location that I know he does spend a lot of time at for work and hobbies. I'm no longer shaking. Just feeling sick and still processing what the hell to do as I'm soo trapped with vulnerable teens and lack of financial resources and support myself. I never thought I'd be the kind of woman to give up her career, independence and security (but I had to over 10 years ago when my youngest was unable to be at school due to SEND and I had to become his carer and educator 24/7).

I have taken some small steps. I did go to my GP nurse for advice who's told me where to go for testing and also the name of the practice mental health nurse who would fit me in at fairly short notice if I started to fall apart completely - as I can't fall apart, the kids rely on me 100%. I haven't confronted him yet as although he placed the bomb in our marriage, I'm not ready to detonate it in my present state. Ducks aren't in a row yet...can't even see where the ducks have flown to at the moment. I can't believe it's just £100 to explode our world. £100.

Thank you for everyone's help and concern 💐. I'll be OK (keep saying that to myself in the mirror). I have to be.

Hi, I’m kinda kak on this forum can’t really navigate well, but I needed to share something important with you! I have just had a missed call and tried to ‘who called me’ but it was blocked in the same way, now I have defo never gone on porn sites for years ( curiosity won many years ago but nothing for YEARS!) He may have had the same as me, missed call, not answered, googled it, same block, and wrote it down to investigate further?

Find this highly unlikely tbh

why would he write the number down when it would already be on his phone ?