Ok so I'm doing my usual thing to create more stealth accounts and when I go to signup a new Gmail account they now require a mobile phone with text messaging so they can send you an activation code. Well sh!t, I don't have a mobile phone. Also I read that they will keep your # on file and limit the amount of Gmail accounts you can have. This sucks... what's another good alternative to Gmail? I need POP and would prefer images disabled by default or at least an option to.
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Yeah gmail is becomeing pethic! i would never give any email provieder my cell phone # just so i can get a account that is stupid and my money bets they sale those #s to 3rd party telemarkerters.
Hmm.. Maybe they are trying to stop people from registering multiple accounts? jtaverner76, had you cleared your cookies, flash cookies, and changed your ip before you tried to create the gmail account?
Ok so I'm doing my usual thing to create more stealth accounts and when I go to signup a new Gmail account they now require a mobile phone with text messaging so they can send you an activation code. Well sh!t, I don't have a mobile phone. Also I read that they will keep your # on file and limit the amount of Gmail accounts you can have. This sucks... what's another good alternative to Gmail? I need POP and would prefer images disabled by default or at least an option to.
Yahoo is trying to do the same thing now....I have to keep closing the window. It says they want my mobile number in case I loose my account info....This is not a new accounts this is on yahoo accounts that are a 1yr plus old. This just started happening about a month ago I would say.
What the hell is going on with everything....it's like it's not ebay anymore.
It was only a matter of time..People creating thousands of gmail accounts and selling them and such is definatly not a good thing for google.The service was DEFINATLY being abused.
That Google Voice service is amazing. I've been using it in beta stage for over a year. The fact that it rings all of your phones at once means I Never miss a call. It has a lot of other really good features too. It should be out in just a few weeks for the general public.
Last edited by Stealthyman; 06-24-2009 at 06:34 AM.
That Google Voice service is amazing. I've been using it in beta stage for over a year. The fact that it rings all of your phones at once means I Never miss a call. It has a lot of other really good features too. It should be out in just a few weeks for the general public.
I tried to signup twice and it asked me both times for a mobile #. This was on a new ip address with a newly created user account so my browser / flash cookies were empty. Perhaps it is a random spot check, or for non US signups (I am in Canada). I will try again later.
I have since then signed up to Hotmail / Live. Seems to be working fine, pop3 is offered. Images load by default and I couldn't find an option to disable image loading so I must check my mail only using my email client with images disabled. That's fine I guess. Anyone have a reason why I shouldn't use Hotmail? It is m$ after all...
Every time I sign for gmail from home with cable broadband they don't ask for mobile verification but when I sign from dongle it always asks so I thought it's only for mobile broadband users
jtaverner76 what kind of internet connection do you use? As much as I understand here in UK gmail asks phone verification if you are using dongle/mobile internet
GMAIL now requiring mobile phone to signup! 
