Yahoo now Requires a Mandatory Mobile Number? - GoFuckYourself.com

mopek1 · 09-24-2013, 08:00 AM

... to open an email account?

Surely it's not for data mining purposes or to call and sell us something.

2MuchMark · 09-24-2013, 08:01 AM

Maybe its similar to Google. When I login to my google account from different computers they will send a text messages to me with a security code to verify my identity. Its a pretty good feature and fortunately they send no ads to my cellphone.

Tom_PM · 09-24-2013, 08:04 AM

On Google it's currently optional. Which is nice because people like me.. do not OWN a cell phone! They have no provision for me. Once every few months when I go to youtube or something it'll ask me to provide one but there's a "skip" link. I've sent them feedback about it which.. was worth a few moments of typing and not much else I'm sure.

Tom_PM · 09-24-2013, 08:15 AM

I tried logging into my yahoo account which has been de-activated due to not being used in a long time. When trying to sign up for it again I put my home phone number and it seemed to take it but just showed me the sign up screen again with no error message. So I went to their support and filled in everything I could and put "I do not own a cell phone" in the complaint. We'll see what they tell me, if anything.

blackmonsters · 09-24-2013, 08:54 AM

I refuse to add cellphone, simply because my cellphone number has changed too many times.
Sometimes it changes without much warning; like when I dropped the phone in the toilet and had to get another phone right away from another company.

Tom_PM · 09-24-2013, 08:56 AM

update: like a typical customer support person, "Johnny" replied to my complaint and sent me a cut and paste about why accounts are de-activated and did not reply to my complaint which I made clear in the first email.

I refrained from wondering out loud how he earns his paycheck when he doesn't reply to the only item contained in a support ticket and specifically asked if Yahoo provides any way whatsoever for a person without a mobile number to join.

Fun times. We'll see what Johnny has to say eventually.

pornguy · 09-24-2013, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom_PM

update: like a typical customer support person, "Johnny" replied to my complaint and sent me a cut and paste about why accounts are de-activated and did not reply to my complaint which I made clear in the first email.

I refrained from wondering out loud how he earns his paycheck when he doesn't reply to the only item contained in a support ticket and specifically asked if Yahoo provides any way whatsoever for a person without a mobile number to join.

Fun times. We'll see what Johnny has to say eventually.

And people wonder why they have been laid off.

mopek1 · 09-24-2013, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornguy

And people wonder why they have been laid off.

And people wonder why yahoo is number 2 still to google. Get your act together man!

notinmybackyard · 09-24-2013, 09:58 AM

Fuck them !!
This is just more of their surveillance find out who you are bullshit.

Tom_PM · 09-24-2013, 10:01 AM

"Rachael" replied with cut and pastes from their terms and FAQ pages about why they require a mobile phone number, yet could evidently not be bothered to say "Tom, Yes we require it and No there is no way to sign up with out it" so I've replied to her and provided my home telephone number for her in case she wants to call me and say Yes or No. I also asked her to just say Yes they require it, or No they don't require it and provide me the alternate join method.

Not everyone has a fucking cell phone but evidently enough do that they don't give a shit about the rest of us having accounts with them.

Tom_PM · 09-24-2013, 10:05 AM

By the way, I don't really need an account there, but now it's pissing me off

DoubleD · 09-24-2013, 12:12 PM

I can see why they are doing it sadly..probably tired of 80%+ of all their email addresses being shitty chat spam accounts from the Philippines, getting flack from other major mail providers, etc

Not that I like this move... starts to mess with my testing

crockett · 09-24-2013, 01:05 PM

Yahoo is a joke. I needed a email to sign up to a yahoo group. Well their security wont let you have a user id if any of the letters in that id match any letter in your name.

Its beyond retarded.

09-24-2013, 08:00 AM	#1
mopek1 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3,088	Yahoo now Requires a Mandatory Mobile Number? ... to open an email account? Surely it's not for data mining purposes or to call and sell us something.

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2MuchMark Videochat Solutions Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 48,828	Maybe its similar to Google. When I login to my google account from different computers they will send a text messages to me with a security code to verify my identity. Its a pretty good feature and fortunately they send no ads to my cellphone. __________________ Custom Coding \| Videochat Solutions \| Age Verification \| IT Help & Support www.2Much.net

09-24-2013, 08:04 AM	#3
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	On Google it's currently optional. Which is nice because people like me.. do not OWN a cell phone! They have no provision for me. Once every few months when I go to youtube or something it'll ask me to provide one but there's a "skip" link. I've sent them feedback about it which.. was worth a few moments of typing and not much else I'm sure. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-24-2013, 08:15 AM	#4
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	I tried logging into my yahoo account which has been de-activated due to not being used in a long time. When trying to sign up for it again I put my home phone number and it seemed to take it but just showed me the sign up screen again with no error message. So I went to their support and filled in everything I could and put "I do not own a cell phone" in the complaint. We'll see what they tell me, if anything. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-24-2013, 08:54 AM	#5
blackmonsters Making PHP work Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 🌎🌅🌈🌇 Posts: 20,327	I refuse to add cellphone, simply because my cellphone number has changed too many times. Sometimes it changes without much warning; like when I dropped the phone in the toilet and had to get another phone right away from another company. __________________ Make Money with Porn

09-24-2013, 08:56 AM	#6
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	update: like a typical customer support person, "Johnny" replied to my complaint and sent me a cut and paste about why accounts are de-activated and did not reply to my complaint which I made clear in the first email. I refrained from wondering out loud how he earns his paycheck when he doesn't reply to the only item contained in a support ticket and specifically asked if Yahoo provides any way whatsoever for a person without a mobile number to join. Fun times. We'll see what Johnny has to say eventually. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-24-2013, 09:58 AM	#9
notinmybackyard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3,230	Fuck them !! This is just more of their surveillance find out who you are bullshit. __________________ *officially retired as of March 01 2018 but still fucking around and getting into shit.*

09-24-2013, 10:01 AM	#10
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	"Rachael" replied with cut and pastes from their terms and FAQ pages about why they require a mobile phone number, yet could evidently not be bothered to say "Tom, Yes we require it and No there is no way to sign up with out it" so I've replied to her and provided my home telephone number for her in case she wants to call me and say Yes or No. I also asked her to just say Yes they require it, or No they don't require it and provide me the alternate join method. Not everyone has a fucking cell phone but evidently enough do that they don't give a shit about the rest of us having accounts with them. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-24-2013, 10:05 AM	#11
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	By the way, I don't really need an account there, but now it's pissing me off __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-24-2013, 12:12 PM	#12
DoubleD Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 758	I can see why they are doing it sadly..probably tired of 80%+ of all their email addresses being shitty chat spam accounts from the Philippines, getting flack from other major mail providers, etc Not that I like this move... starts to mess with my testing __________________ BeSocial.com The New and Exciting Casual Dating Social Network icq: 165049736

09-24-2013, 01:05 PM	#13
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Yahoo is a joke. I needed a email to sign up to a yahoo group. Well their security wont let you have a user id if any of the letters in that id match any letter in your name. Its beyond retarded. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.