Email addresses

[Stigger]

Might be just me but i thought stealth and yahoo was a BIG no no.

[GTB]

gmail is recommended

[sax4]

Hmm must have missed that in Stealth. Every scammer in the world seems to use Yahoo. Although they use Yahoo.com, maybe yahoo.co.uk, or rocketmail etc will raise less eyebrows

[GreenBean]

Gmail is OK at the moment.

When did you last try?

[sax4]

Yeah gmail is fine, have always used, just entering that phone number is a pain. Feel like im giving Google too many details these day, web searches, email, youtube.

[NoneOther]

Google are the Devil, they want your soul as well as your personal info.

[Artann]

Does anyone know if there is a way to avoid entering a phone # for a google account?

[NoneOther]

Don't really see why there is an issue giving them a phone number.

Assuming this is for a stealth account then give them the same info you use on e/b including the phone number, which I also would assume to be a number only being used for stealth. No big deal imo.

[GTB]

i think it is random but yeah this should not be an issue

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by Artann

Does anyone know if there is a way to avoid entering a phone # for a google account?

I've noticed this tends to be more of a USA issue than for other countries.

What happens? Tell me more please

[GTB]

i had this many a time in UK GB

[Elijah]

It only happened to me after opening three accounts a row, and another time when I entered a pretty ⊗⊗⊗⊗ looking phone number. lol

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by GTB

i had this many a time in UK GB

Do you recall what happened?

[Stigger]

there always asking me to add a phone number when i sign in.

there is a tiny little txt link to ignor it and continue to your email.


i was kind of made to add one not so long ago on sign up too.

[GTB]

Originally Posted by GreenBean™

Do you recall what happened?

i cant pinpoint one thing no

but maybe it happened when using a new windows user account

but not happened in a while so

[SUVE]

I also get the phone number request now & again out of the blue after I sign in to gmail.This is what I got this morning from google for a gmail account that has an alias name tag:

Hello,

After reviewing your profile, it appears that the name you entered does not comply with the Google+ Names Policy. Please log in to Google+ and visit your profile to learn more and take action.

The Names Policy requires that you use the name you are commonly referred to by in real life in your profile. Nicknames, previous names and so on should be entered in the Other Names section of the profile. Profiles are limited to individuals; use Google+ Pages for businesses and other entities.

If you do not edit your name to comply with our Names policy or appeal with additional information within four days of receiving this message, your profile will be suspended. While suspended, you will not be able to make full use of Google services that require an active profile, such as Google+, Buzz, Reader and Picasa. This will not prevent you from using other Google services, such as Gmail.

[bansheezone]

Just get a burner aka pre paid, and use that. If you simply create a new user account on your computer with fresh flash/reg cookies you can make gmail accounts and not have to use your phone.

When asked to add or confirm a phone for new/old accounts I just do not fill in anything and click save, brings me directly to my email without having to add it.

[plimsole]

If gmail want a telephone number and they don't call it , and you don't want them to call you anyway, why not give them a number that wont reach you ?

[GTB]

ok goin off track here

we were talking about needing to add a number on sign up!

even if you have added a number to gmail you will still get pop ups asking you to save the phone number incase you lose your account etc

i think clicking save instead of skip will stop this happening

[HurricaneHuntr]

trying some yahoos and rocketmail. ebay might be onto how fast you can make gmail accounts with android phones.. so im taking a shot

[Stigger]

Originally Posted by GTB

ok goin off track here

we were talking about needing to add a number on sign up!

even if you have added a number to gmail you will still get pop ups asking you to save the phone number incase you lose your account etc

i think clicking save instead of skip will stop this happening

last time this happend to me a few months ago, i recieved a txt with a conformation number to enter into gmail.

[GTB]

yeah that is what happened to me too

just enter a phone number and they text or call with pin...enter it and jobs a good'en

its not an issue.....use the number that you will be adding to your stealth account