GMAIL now requiring mobile phone to signup!

[doughboykilla]

Heres what the devil screen looks like!!! i cleared cookies and changed ip so i dont know whats triggering it its gay though haveing to do this just to get a email.

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[GreenBean]

^^^Wonder why? I got the 'contact' to make x3 new accounts using the Bluberry at different times since the OP. Each one was OK. For second & third accounts used the first new account as the alternative email address
These were all tried on the West coast in CA.

[doughboykilla]

I will add a 2nd contact email address and see if that fixs it

[inverser]

Use a proxy located in a different country to get around it.

[Stealthyman]

The last few days I set up about 10 gmails without having to verify using sms from a phone, but today I got asked.

I tried inviting myself but that didnt work. Still got asked.

Then I put in my googlevoice # (over 1 million #'s soon to be released ) and it sent the sms code and I was able to create the account .


So that might be the trick -- when googlevoice is released in a few weeks???

[oompaloompa]

Ive had no probs with gmail, if you want one I can sign one up and you can change password after

[oompaloompa]

have you tried creating a gmail account but saying you are in non US country?

is aol or any other service have same stealth qualities as gmail, I mean not giving ip address away etc, otherwise i wouldnt use it, in case of linking, especially with multiple accounts and buyer questions etc?

[limitthis]

Created one on Tuesday 6-23-09 on east coast and no cell number needed. Used Yahoo for secondary e-mail. Yahoo acct. has 3 diff users as well. Thought I could help to see if it is in a certain region of the country.

[Jonas]

inbox.com does the same thing. And they'll even demand to call me if I put Afghanistan as my country.

[nobody999]

Originally Posted by eseller

wow that sucks - use AOL instead - its FREE and uses POP and people think that an @AOL is a paid service too so ebayers will give a little more trust

aol dialup? slow as hell...

[doughboykilla]

no u can use aol email for free u dont have to use dial up

[idiotbay]

Well i got the screen as well. Then i created a new account, but i didnt put the country to UK or USA, i put it to india and it worked.

[boondoggle]

Ive tried a few different countries, it doesnt seem to be the country that matters- can't see any pattern, each time im asked for a mobile number I just create a new user ac (or clear all cookies etc) and change ip, then sign up with almost identical information and a mobile isnt required. Strange.

[Mrjame]

You are sign up many many on your computer. so it's request mobile number :D. If with other computer and reset ip you can sign up easily

[ILovePaypalNOT]

I have never heard of such, I tried to make a new gmail account and it asks for my cell phone number to send me a text message with a code to enter , in order to verify my identity! Has anyone had this issue??

[aspkin]

Yeah it happens.. they're doing this to try and stop spammers..

[ILovePaypalNOT]

Ok thanks


I thought maybe they had teamed up with ebay & PP

ha ha

[waterproof]

I just signed up for a G-mail account and wasn't asked for phone verification either. Although I did screw up when I entered my First and Last name, I wanted a different name and can't change it.
Does anyone know if I can close the account and begin over or does ALL of the information stay in their system for 90 days??

[webguy]

I have had the same problem. It seems to me that what triggers it is not providing a secondary email account.

Am I wrong?

If so you can easily provide a secondary email account with stealth information.

Gmail is by far the safest email provider to use for stealth accounts. So we need to continue to use them if at all possible.

[serena]

Just wanted to say it started happening here in Australia too. Never happened to me before this..

[sdot10]

everytime ive seen that theres always a skip this step button.

[Sandy D]

Wow, nothing like a 3 year old thread coming alive.