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I created an Outlook email address a month ago and Microsoft blocked it until I entered my mobile number. Sneaky bastards.
by karl_schlagenfu 7y ago
I created an Outlook email address a month ago and Microsoft blocked it until I entered my mobile number. Sneaky bastards.
- blackoil 7y agoGoogle does the same, you need to provide mobile to signup, at-least in India. It is difficult to get a truly private email account.
- karl_schlagenfu 7y agoWith Microsoft I was able to use my email for 2 weeks before they blocked it, they don't require the mobile number on sign up. It was a legitimate email, not spamming etc. so it was pretty bad of them. LinkedIn is even worse, every week they ask me to add a profile photo even after I decline, and I pay for LinkedIn premium. Really scummy tactics.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoI tried to create a hotmail account a couple of days ago; while they don't require the mobile number on signup, they do require it before you're allowed to send any email.
- markdown 7y agoCan you get unregistered sim cards in India, or does every sim card get registered?
- pritambarhate 7y agoEvery sim card registered. One needs to submit documents as photo proof and address proof to get a sim card.
- webninja 7y agoYou can create a ProtonMail account verified through a Yopmail.com account. This works in the U.S.A. probably in India too.
- petre 7y agoGet a burner phone. There's also a Burner app for US and CA making this way easier now. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burner_(mobile_application) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burner_(mobile_application)