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Phone Number Dilema...Help?!?!
 

I set up an eBay stealth today and everything seemed to go well.

BUT>>>>>>>>>>lol
After registering a Voipfone number (local to my address etc) I forgot to upload the soft-phone onto my separate user account.

In order to creat the stealth account i have used a T-Mobile Dongle. Everytime you disconnect by a simple press of a button you get a new IP address.

The problem arose when the signal failed (I live a bad area for mobiles). I had already created my Stealth Account and, in re-connecting, I was given a new IP address. This created a problem because when I tried to get an Auctiva token via eBay I was directed to a page that wanted me to varify my phone number stating that 'EBAY DOES NOT RECOGNISE YOUR COMPUTER'. I didn't think that was a problem but as I said I forgot to download the soft-phone. I clicked the RING ME NOW option and obviously nothing happened (because of my lack of thought! Lol). I was then re-directed to eBay's LIVE-HELP to the security section to varify my ID. I spoke to a drone for while to seemed to take twenty mins to type "one moment please". He asked me for my address etc (which I was obviously able to give based on my stealth creation).

He also asked me "DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EBAY ACCOUNTS? OR DO YOUR FAMILY? IF SO PLEASE GIVE ME THE USER IDs". I told him I was knew to eBay etc etc and it was the only eBay account in my household. He accepted this.

I asked him if this would happen again because of my Mobile Broadband and he said that the computer was now on a "safe list" but if I were to use a different computer to list an item they will phone me for varification?! They approved me straight away but when I went to get an Auctiva token the page wouldn't load. Is it still down?

Guys...have a screwed this account already? It all seemed ok but I'm worried it might be flagged now. Also, in the UK, where can I get a local landline number that diverts to my mobile?

Thanks guys - you're all legends!

You'll be fine as long as you keep your flash cookies intact.

And for a phone solution, look at some of the options we have here: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/subscri...-end-list.html

I presume by "in tact" you mean separate via each user account? Thanks for the info askpin :)

Yes, yes it's the best way to go. :)

Funny I had this happened today too. I had to prove who I was and they asked questions like Have you every lived
*******
*******
*******
*******
none of the above
have you ever lived on a street
*********
*********
*********
*********
none of the above

This type of questions have you every lived in this city is this one of your zip codes that you lived at.
Of course it was all ⊗⊗⊗⊗ info Stealth account so I made up my answers using a lot of none of the above answers. And guess what? it was verified. Don't ask me how I don't now but it was.