New GMail Account Creation wants Phone #??

[NotAHappyBunny]

Hi

Yesterday i tried to make a new GMail acc - it asked me to put in a phone number for verification.

Does anyone know what has triggered this or is it random - i tried to make another and it asked me for one again.

I was using a new user account and Fresh IP.

Needless to say I did'nt bother

[Axcend]

Yes. 5 emails per computer. You can use a google voice number to verify new email accounts

[NotAHappyBunny]

i havent got five though - how do they recognise the pc?

thanks

[GrannyT]

MAC Code?

[NotAHappyBunny]

YUK - So that brings me back to my old worry - if they can get it why can't eb & pp - god I wished I'd have used a different machine.

[rsot]

Not sure about - I get the same message as you OP - prob cookies - have you tried making gmail accounts with new user account same IP?

[ShadyOne]

Yeah, this happens, not MAC address, likely cookies/IP.

[Gamefreak]

Its google dont put anything past them. They prolly know you from a mile away...

Ive gotten this several times.

[Axcend]

yeah just use google voice numbers to verify. Then delete the google voice account when you max out the emails it can use, rinse and repeat.

[NotAHappyBunny]

the pc was 100% clean - no cookies/flash - plus new user account - just opened - dongle ip - ip had not been used - ip was reported to be about 40-50 miles away from given address though -totally different area.

thanks everyone

[fineart]

It happened to me with my brand new ipad first time using it.
Probably a new requirement, nothing to worry an easy fix

[ShadyOne]

Originally Posted by NotAHappyBunny

the pc was 100% clean - no cookies/flash - plus new user account - just opened - dongle ip - ip had not been used - ip was reported to be about 40-50 miles away from given address though -totally different area.

thanks everyone

It could possibly be random as well to ensure you are a 'human'.

[NotAHappyBunny]

can u please recommend any other free email accounts that are ok with stealth - I know they may not be quite as good.

thanks heaps

[GrannyT]

Come on NAHB - yahoo, hotmail, Google free email accounts as well, how many do you want?

[NotAHappyBunny]

i meant good 4 stealth - one's that i can set to not automatically display the images.

[GrannyT]

Got that!

[GrannyT]

Ask the Jedi Knight (ShadyOne)

[ShadyOne]

You can set up your eBay/PayPal accounts to send your emails in just text format.

ObiOne

[NotAHappyBunny]

thanks shady

[Burning]

FYI, yahoo is starting to charge money in order to forward emails to another account. You have to purchase there yahoo plus subscription in order to enable this feature. I created a couple of accounts and later realized, they were useless as I would have to manually check em'.