On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:46:09 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:23:28 -0700, ensenadajim wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:16:56 GMT, Steve Wertz
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:02:19 -0400, Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> You don't need an invitation to open up a free gmail account. That
>>>> policy was online during gmail's beta test period. Anyone who wants a
>>>> gmail account now can get one simply by going to
>>>>
>>>> http://gmail.google.com
>>>>
>>>> and following the directions to open an account.
>>>
>>> 2. How do I sign up?
>>>
>>> You can get a Gmail account if you're invited by someone who
>>> already has one. Or, you can sign up for an account using your
>>> mobile phone.
>>>
>>>If they want me to give them my mobile # (or any phone #), then
>>>they must think I'm stupid. This feature has been there for quite
>>>a while now, but you still need an invitation unless you want to
>>>give out very private information.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>> Not really. I gave neither a phone number nor had an invite, nor gave
>> any VERY private information.
>
>Whatever links you saw and used to sign up, aren't there now.
>
>-sw


Try this route and see if you can work around it.

Go to: http://www.google.com/

click on sign in

click on create an account now, fill out the boxes.

At that point, it should create your account. I did not go any further
because I do not want to create a new identity there. To this point,
they are not asking for a lot of information.

Hopefully that will get you around the sms registration and not bog
you down elsewise.


jim