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Title: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 21, 2009, 07:41:20 AM
I was going to create another Gmail account today for an irrelevant reason.

I fill out the long page of information that you usually fill out to create your account. Name, username, password, secondary email, security question, captcha, and the rest of the nonsense. I click the "Create my account" button, and I'm greeted by this horrendous message.

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg212.imageshack.us%2Fimg212%2F3540%2Fcellp.png&hash=280498cf500642c56db7d899bd06d883f116e656)

I have a working cell phone with a plan, but it isn't charged. I lost my charger a week ago, during a moving process. This is rather inconvenient.

If you don't have a cell phone, they suggest you use a friend's. There are flaws in this.

- A cell phone can only be used once to register an account. The person who let you use their phone will never be able to create a Gmail account.

- If you don't have a cell phone, you probably don't have friends.

- If you don't have friends, you can't use their cell phone.

- If you don't have a cell phone, you can't sign up for Gmail.

This is obviously bullshit. Roph can't sign up for Gmail because he doesn't have a cell phone plan. I'm sure Google's Gmail account creation is going to drop. Even if you do have a charged, working cell phone with a plan, it's just another annoying step. You can easily just sign up for another email service.

I hope Google dies.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Nightwolf on July 21, 2009, 10:43:29 AM
Find the charger?
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 21, 2009, 07:48:22 PM
It's not about me not knowing where the charger is. I already signed up another account elsewhere. It's about this being a dumb things for Google to do.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Holkeye on July 21, 2009, 07:50:52 PM
If you don't have a cell phone these days, you deserve to not have email.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 21, 2009, 07:56:32 PM
Roph doesn't have a cell phone plan. Not everyone needs a cell phone. Some can't afford it.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Sophist on July 21, 2009, 08:50:10 PM
Quote from: Irock on July 21, 2009, 07:56:32 PM
Not everyone needs a cell phone.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: haloOfTheSun on July 21, 2009, 09:09:59 PM
Cell phones are stupid and Anski is stupid for thinking you have to have one.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Sophist on July 21, 2009, 09:21:53 PM
Quote from: HaloOfTheSun on July 21, 2009, 09:09:59 PM
Anski is stupid for thinking you have to have one.

That's not what I'm thinking at all.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: :) on July 21, 2009, 10:05:37 PM
if ( $author == 'irock')
{
   echo 'kiss roph's ass';
}
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Moss. on July 21, 2009, 10:33:51 PM
INTERNET PEOPLE DUMB
ME SMART
I WIN
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 21, 2009, 10:38:39 PM
Quote from: HaloOfTheSun on July 21, 2009, 09:09:59 PM
Cell phones are stupid and Anski is stupid for thinking you have to have one.
Halo come back ._.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: tSwitch on July 22, 2009, 12:03:24 AM
Quote from: Nouman on July 21, 2009, 10:05:37 PM
if ( $author == 'irock')
{
   echo 'kiss roph's ass';
}

shouldn't those be double quotes?
as in


if ($author == "irock") { echo "Kiss Roph's Ass"; }
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: :) on July 22, 2009, 12:08:30 AM
NO >:|
it was supposed to be roph\'s
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 22, 2009, 12:17:14 AM
Yeah, I'm kissing Roph's ass by using him as an example of someone who doesn't have a cell phone plan. I develop a strong love for people when they do that for me. ;v
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Roph on July 22, 2009, 02:44:43 AM
I don't have a mobile plan? I've always had one. There's a difference between not having one and not using one.

And it should stay, it stops spammers registering alot of accounts  :)
Title: _
Post by: Irock on July 22, 2009, 02:59:34 AM
I don't understand why you'd pay for something you don't use. q_q
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Kokowam on July 22, 2009, 06:02:04 AM
Quote from: Roph on July 22, 2009, 02:44:43 AM
And it should stay, it stops spammers registering alot of accounts  :)
Just use guerrillamail if you're in need for a quick verification/e-mail for w/e >_> Quoted for agreement.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Roph on July 22, 2009, 09:37:04 AM
Because I don't have to pay anything if I don't use it. It's not a fucked up system like it is in the US (paying to RECEIVE texts and calls in some cases? LOL)
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: :) on July 22, 2009, 01:04:28 PM
Quote from: Roph on July 22, 2009, 09:37:04 AM
Because I don't have to pay anything if I don't use it. It's not a fucked up system like it is in the US (paying to RECEIVE texts and calls in some cases? LOL)

:O
lucky bitch.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Moss. on July 22, 2009, 02:23:16 PM
Quote from: Roph on July 22, 2009, 09:37:04 AM
Because I don't have to pay anything if I don't use it. It's not a fucked up system like it is in the US (paying to RECEIVE texts and calls in some cases? LOL)
Probably because the costs are cut in half?
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: chewey on July 22, 2009, 02:32:03 PM
This new registration system really annoys me since I don't have a mobile phone :(

and I don't plan on ever getting one.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Moss. on July 22, 2009, 04:58:51 PM
Honestly, though, you probably should have gotten a gmail account 5 years ago when they started the service up, like I did.
What took you so damn long?

edit: Oh. Another one. Why are you making another one? For your alternate ego on youtube? lol
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 22, 2009, 07:37:26 PM
Quote from: arlen on July 22, 2009, 04:58:51 PM
edit: Oh. Another one. Why are you making another one? For your alternate ego on youtube? lol
Yes. :)
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: ahref on July 26, 2009, 12:26:14 AM
soon your social security number will be needed
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: Irock on July 26, 2009, 01:36:29 AM
People will be given a Google ID when they're born.
Title: Re: Gmail Registration Now Requires Cell Phone
Post by: ahref on July 26, 2009, 10:11:27 AM
it will be encoded into their brain.