RSSGoogle Opens Gmail Signups Further
By Nate Mook | Published February 7, 2007, 12:47 PM
After opening its formerly invitation-only Gmail webmail service to anyone with a mobile phone in August 2005, Google removed that requirement Wednesday. Now, anyone can signup for a Gmail account by creating a Google Account.
The mobile phone requirement was designed to prevent Gmail accounts from being created by robots and stop spammers from signing up multiple times. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Gmail signup URL still redirected users to the SMS-based method, but a support article on Google's site says the world is now welcome without an invitation or phone.
I want to create acount in googlemail.com Example@googlemail.com
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I've created gmail accounts in the past from their homepage without any problems what so ever. The invitation only was dropped ages ago.
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Hotmail has the wonderful feature of setting up a white list that blocks out all emails from anyone except those that you specifically identify. Gmail doesn't have this. While the spam filter works fairly well, it still sickens me that the box fills up with close to 1500 spams over the course of 2 - 3 days. It wouldn't be a probolem with a configurable white list, which I've submitted requests for, but those requests seem to have fallen on "deaf ears, blind eyes"
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Sure they do.
Give "youremail"+personal@gmail.com to anyone you want whitelisted. Set up a rule to deny all incoming mail to anything but that address.
Simple.
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There is already bunch of spam. But filters are very effective so i only get one spam message in inbox every 3-4 months. And even this is more exception than something exact.
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google is starting to screw up now, i wonder what drove them into making such a decision. Spam galore
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I agree,that was my first post at the bottom...
To be honest though, I do have Windows Hotmail Account and my spam is almost negligible...So with filters and all, hopefully Google is on the right track.
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I did try and create a new Google account and then get into Gmail and got this:
You cannot log into Gmail using your Google Account username and password.
Gmail is in a limited test period and is only available to a small number of people who are helping test and improve the service before it is made more widely available.
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Anyone tried doing it from the google Accounts page?
perhaps getting a Google account now comes with a Gmail account..
dunno. Already got one and don't feel like signing out.
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Thats odd. When you go to the sign up page, you still have to recieve a text message in order to sign up. When you click on the FAQ 'Can I sign up without the invitation code? Or without a mobile phone?', the documentation states that you can only get an account through SMS or a friend (invite). And the updated date on the page is today.
http://mail.google.com/s...;answer=22245&hl=en
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"As of Wednesday afternoon, the Gmail signup URL still redirected users to the SMS-based method"
Not now it doesn't.
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odd because here it is 2 hours after your post and it still redirects you to the SMS based method.
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Go to http://gmail.com (while signed out if you've already got an account)
Is there a 'Sign up for Gmail' link in the bottom right box?
There is for me, and it works too.
Maybe it's an American thing that you can't get to it?
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Now that's weird and you are absolutely correct.
There is a link there, but it takes you to the Mobile Phone SMS page.
It could be that this is not available to American's. I do love my gmail account however
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yay. welcome spammers.
oh well.
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