Re: [Gmail-Users] Verify your account

[Zack (Doc)]

Do you not see the option to use a Voice Call?  Any phone will work for this.

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:35 PM, gmail-John <johnku...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, I went to sign into a secondary gmail account that I have, and I recieved this below. I don't know why google thinks everyone has a cell phone. I am one of the millions that do not have a cell phone. How do I recover my secondary gmail account?

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Verify your account

We've detected unusual activity on your account. To immediately restore access to your account, choose how to verify your account.

For your security, we strongly recommend running anti-virus software on your computer to detect and remove any malware.

ex: (201) 555-0123 Phone number

How should we send you codes?

Text message (SMS) Voice Call

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[Zack (Doc)]

I don't know that Google offers you any more options, as they are looking for an alternate way to verify you are who you say you are.  As they indicated, they saw some unusual activity on that account, like it might have been hacked.

I am surprised that you only have *1* way to communicate.  You don't have a work phone, or any friends with phones that you could borrow for a single call?  The help pages clearly state that this is not associating a phone with your account, but use it only one time.  Have you tried doing password recovery on that account to an alternate e-mail address?  Have you tried a Skype or similar VoIP phone option?  This would give you the phone experience without an actual phone or bill.

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 8:07 PM, gmail-John <johnku...@gmail.com> wrote:

No land line nor cell. all I have is internet. I use my emails to communicate.

On Sunday, February 17, 2013 6:58:22 PM UTC-6, Zack Tennant wrote:

Do you not see the option to use a Voice Call?  Any phone will work for this.

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:35 PM, gmail-John <> wrote:

Hi, I went to sign into a secondary gmail account that I have, and I recieved this below. I don't know why google thinks everyone has a cell phone. I am one of the millions that do not have a cell phone. How do I recover my secondary gmail account?

[quote]

Verify your account

We've detected unusual activity on your account. To immediately restore access to your account, choose how to verify your account.

For your security, we strongly recommend running anti-virus software on your computer to detect and remove any malware.

ex: (201) 555-0123 Phone number

How should we send you codes?

Text message (SMS) Voice Call

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