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Yesterday, i was surprised to see when i tried creating Gmail account. After filling the initial details in the form. It redirected to a page and was asking me to Enter the Mobile number to Activate Google Account.
Now you need to enter a Mobile Number to Activate the Google account
Google is now requesting your mobile number for the activation. After entering your mobile number you will click “Send Activation Code to my mobile phone” option. You will receive an activation code in your mobile phone.
If you don’t have Mobile phone(though it is a rare case now a days 
), try entering some friends number.
But, remember one mobile number one gmail id.
This is a new way they are trying to restrict people creating lots of spammy Gmail Id’s and also to keep a tab on the number of GMail id’s. This will tighten the security.
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I’m not sure if I like the idea. I understand cutting back on spam GMail accounts, but I feel that there should be another way of verifying an account besides a cell phone. There are still many people who don’t have cell phones, such as young teenagers or elderly people.
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@Paul, You are absolutely right. I also think on the same lines.
Nice move from Google,
Did they use the mobile number for any purpose ?
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@Anish, I don’t think they will use it. it is not at all safe to give mobile number. you never know.
what if someone doesnt have mobile
Gmail is best mailing service
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@Atul, No mobile no gmail
I really can’t figure out the purpose of this activation.
@Best CSS Gallery, It is to keep away the spammers.
I am still not sure that mobile number must be entered in order to create a GMail account.And sure this will limit people such as students,who personally do not have a mobile,from opening a Gmail account.And yes,Google has just introduced Google account password recovery by SMS on mobile.
@vbb, I have checked it personally it is 100%. they are asking mobile number for sending the email activation code.
Nihar,
Visiting your blog after a long time. Nice theme by the way. Matches the climate!
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@Arun, Hi, how are you? yep the current theme is matches the climate
yea thats a good move, making it difficult for spammers, not much effect exactly but still making it less to some extent.
and yea what if someone doesn’t have mobile ?
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@Telephone systems, no mobile no gmail
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thanks, you have a nice blog
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@teratips, i am glad that you liked it.
I have created a new gmail email ID today and at no stage they asked for any mobile number.
Are you sure they are asking for mobile number?
Yeah Even 2 days ago i mad an account but they didnt ask me for mobile verification,
and i dont think It Could Be a good Idea,i have got my mob six months ago and i think still there will be alot of people who dont have a mobile now,
I think This Idea may not go far enough,
@Plumber North Sydney, You are right. I too have a same opinion.
@Prashant Jaiswal, I am not sure why it hasn’t asked you. but, i have tried 2-3 three times. It is asking me for Mobile Number for GMail account activation.
Nice security move, but doesn’t it smell a little bit oppresive? One should have an opportunity to create two or even more accounts (not everyone use multiple accounts to send spam).
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@animacje, Yeah it is nice security move, but not so nice for hose who don’t have a mobile phone.
like this Gmail will loose many new visitors and i think many will prefer to jump to Yahoo mail accounts.
and one benefit will be that spammers will b away from it
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@Term Paper Writing, Hmm. interesting point you have made. Time will tell what will happen.
Hey, i just tried to make an gmail account. At no point it asks for cell number.
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@Custom Essay, Strange. I am not sure why but it asked me. may be they removed it permanently or temporarily.
[...] New GMail Account requires Mobile number to activate it! [...]
Everyone knows Google is working on services and products for Mobile. Their excuse about using mobile Phone number to combat spams is so fake!
I have lost dozen of accounts just because I registered my email accounts without informing a Mobile Phone Number (that time it wasn’t asking for it). Now ALL my accounts are disabled because “I have violated the TOS”. WTF? I’m not going to use my Mobile Phone number on any free FCKING email services!
Reenable all the accounts you have disabled for this reason since January 2008 year because you’re violating my rights!
Google is the most hypocrit capitalist company of the World. First they made it’s users very happy, offering free good services and now they wanna us paying for “their” mobile phones just to use email. It’s happening in Brazil country. Please Brazil’s government, put an end on this chantage!
@Dwzao, I am not sure about this.
This is true, they disabled my accounts and now they keep asking for Mobile Phone Number when we should be able to talk with them without using a mobile phone. Gmail and Google sucks!