by redle » Fri, 14May30 22:33
@greebo
I had an account on yahoo for years as well without issues. Their policy for new accounts has changed recently (and something happened to my old account that somehow forced me to 're-apply' or lose the account). The issue is, they now demand a mobile phone number, and I'm not interested in giving them one.
@LRM
As I said last time, I tried all my usual tricks to get around the requested phone number to no avail. Yes, one of them was to give them the directory assistance phone number. That does not work. First the software is smart enough to know that that number is not a 'mobile' number (and it fails you instantly). Second, from what I can tell, an SMS message is sent to whatever number you give it and one must give proof of receiving said message before activating the account (same as the old, provide an email and click the link inside to continue, but with a phone message). I haven't actually given a valid number, so I can't rightly say with certainty how they do the message.
I appreciate the suggestion, but it is a failed solution.