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Google Opens Gmail Service to Public

By Nate Mook, BetaNews

August 25, 2005, 11:20 AM

When Google unveiled its instant messaging client yesterday, there was only one problem: Google Talk requires a Gmail account, which has been invitation-only since its beta debut in 2004. This changed on Thursday, however, as Google opened Gmail to anyone in the United States with a mobile phone.

The mobile phone requirement was designed to prevent Gmail accounts from being created by robots and stop spammers from signing up multiple times. Google will send an invitation code via SMS, which can then be used to register with Gmail. Only one account may be created per phone number.

"We're also working on some new mobile features that will make your Google account more useful and secure, such as SMS alerts and password recovery," said Keith Coleman, Gmail Product Manager.

"When you sign up using your mobile phone, you can choose to save your number with your account so you can use these features as soon as they become available."

At the moment, Gmail only works with U.S. phone numbers, but Google plans to extend support internationally in the near future. Gmail, which offers 2.5 gigabytes of e-mail storage space, is already available in 29 languages.

Google Talk natively integrates with Gmail, automatically populating the friend's list with e-mail contacts and directly enabling the composition of e-mail from the IM client. Logins for the Jabber-based Google Talk network are also utilize Gmail addresses.

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By Revchibumbe

edited Mar 3, 2008 - 7:38 AM

Hi,please send me the account code.Help me creat the Gmail account on my mobile phone.Thanking you in advance for your consideration.my cell number is +260 966939888

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By googleinviteme

edited Jan 29, 2007 - 8:57 PM

If you're still looking for Google Mail invitations, version 2.0 of the GQueue is now available (once again):

http://www.highwayman.org/gmail

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By tanyac6

edited Jan 27, 2007 - 8:07 PM

i would like an invite...im from canada

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By kipasa

edited Jan 14, 2007 - 9:49 AM

I would like an invite please. I'm from Canada.

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By jennap480

edited Dec 9, 2006 - 4:09 AM

may i have a code please?

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By rickjamesbitch

edited Jan 10, 2007 - 9:36 PM

If u want a gmail account, drop me an e-mail: leafs13@gmail.com, I'll send you an invite. I have plenty.

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By imagist

posted Nov 16, 2006 - 5:31 PM

how would one receive an invite - i'd like a gmail account

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By mydhrub

edited Nov 9, 2006 - 10:07 AM

invite me 4 gmail account

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By imagist

edited Nov 16, 2006 - 5:16 PM

I'd also appreciate an invite - thanks

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By rakhu

edited Oct 24, 2006 - 8:11 AM

please invite me to have gmail
thanx

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By hiteshmittal

edited Oct 13, 2006 - 7:12 AM

can anyone send me an invitation to me pls i have curiosity to have gmail...
Thanx........
Hitesh.............

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By cyberceleb

edited Sep 16, 2006 - 11:43 AM

iam located in uganda yet i want to join gmail for free.how is this possible

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By pinnerxx1

edited Sep 10, 2006 - 8:27 AM

Anybody out there able to send me an invitation to use G-MAIL.I love to use G mail becouse i can see they the best.

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:00 AM

thanks

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:01 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By Gyanendra Sharma

edited Sep 10, 2006 - 7:57 AM

plz send invit. me

thanks

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By maddogmccoy

edited Sep 7, 2006 - 12:36 AM

Anybody out there able to send me an invitation to use G-MAIL

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:01 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By amounir

edited Aug 28, 2006 - 10:39 AM

I Would appreciate an invitation for gmail. Thanks in advance.
aymou@yahoo.com

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:01 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By kd7ecc

posted Aug 27, 2006 - 6:17 AM

Oh...e-mail's d.bahrt@yahoo.com -temporary e-mail, so don't even think about spaming it...thanks

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:02 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:03 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By kd7ecc

edited Aug 27, 2006 - 6:13 AM

Hey, can you send me an invite as well? Tnx

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By bidya_dhar2001

edited Aug 27, 2006 - 2:50 AM

please send me an invitation so that i can register g-mail account. plz

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By cbslider

edited Aug 10, 2006 - 8:58 AM

I would like a gmail invite too pls -- am moving out of current isp coverage area and don't want to lose thousands of emails...! thx

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By fromtherivers

edited Aug 4, 2006 - 1:46 PM

I would like to get an e-mail account with google because of the security but I'm living in Canada so I can't.
If someone could please do me a favor an send me an invitation I'll be grateful.
It takes you only 5 minutes to send me an invitation.
See u and thanks... My mail is benjirg_@hotmail.com

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:02 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By rajatprashar

edited Jul 26, 2006 - 12:35 AM

please send me an invitation so that i can register g-mail account. plz

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By garyalaska

edited Jul 23, 2006 - 1:19 PM

Is another invitaton available for GMail? Thanks.

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By hemed

edited Jun 30, 2006 - 7:12 AM

am interested with gmail,please can i get the access opening gmail address?

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By hingwe

posted Jun 26, 2006 - 3:42 AM

pls send me a inv for gmail

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By hingwe

edited Jun 25, 2006 - 7:05 AM

can anyone please send me an invitation for gmail.my id is
kamal_hingwe13@yahoo.co.in

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:02 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By daman705

edited May 29, 2006 - 9:19 PM

i would like to recieve an invite to gmail so i may use google talk cuz my girl has it and that's the only way we figured out we can chat and it'll b so much easier than payin for the phone bill. plz, may i recieve an invite?

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By sylvanglade

edited May 22, 2006 - 7:29 PM

Would like a g-mail invite also, please
p23ag@yahoo.com

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By 62skiddoo

edited May 18, 2006 - 12:17 PM

I would love to get a gmail account, but for some bizarre reason Canada isn't on the list. If someone has an invite, I would really appreciate it sent to my unreliable hotmail account mattymatt30@hotmail.com
Thanks!

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:02 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By Osnny

edited May 15, 2006 - 7:28 PM

Pls Send Me a GMail Invitation and am going to Reward you with Good things that i have.

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By Boith­uongTDC

edited Apr 27, 2006 - 11:10 PM

i like money

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By vsrchowdary

edited May 11, 2006 - 1:51 AM

can anyone please send me an invitation for gmail. i would be thanqfull. vsrchowdary1214@yahoo.co.in

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By Gyanendra Sharma

posted Sep 10, 2006 - 8:03 AM

plz send me invit.

thanks

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By ctamil

edited May 5, 2006 - 9:34 PM

Can someone please send me an invite for gmail. I would appreciate it. Thanks
nixtamil@hotmail.com

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By geokoe

edited May 5, 2006 - 7:09 PM

pls send me gmail invitation plllllls

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By lairbear

edited May 3, 2006 - 12:59 PM

Can someone send me invitation to G-Mail I live in Canada and can't sign up Thnx l_airbear@hotmail.com

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By andoz500

edited Apr 19, 2006 - 6:04 PM

Can someone please send me an invite for gmail. I would appreciate it. Thanks.
andoz500@yahoo.com

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By smcal

edited Apr 19, 2006 - 9:31 AM

Hi, I was wondering if someone could send me an invitation to use G-MAIL. I live in Canada and it won't let me sign up. I need a new e-mail for student use. Thanks.

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By shakajpt

edited Apr 7, 2006 - 5:18 PM

My fastmail is old and dated...could someone invite me to gmail?
Thanks
shakajpt@fastmail.fm

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By pjohn

edited Apr 7, 2006 - 1:14 AM

please someone send me a gmail invite. Would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

paul_johnson_11@yahoo.com

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By bijad

edited Mar 13, 2006 - 7:17 AM

Bijad Al Sa'adi

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By Salta

edited Mar 15, 2006 - 2:28 PM

KINDLY INVITE ME TO OPEN UP A GMAIL BETA ACCOUNT.

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By bijums

edited Mar 15, 2006 - 3:01 AM

WILL BE PLEASED AND HIGHLY OBLIGED IF SOME ONE INVITE ME TO OPEN UP A GMAIL ACCOUNT.
WITH REGARDS

Biju

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By sklohar

edited Mar 11, 2006 - 1:01 PM

I am a banker and I want to sign in gmail, because I heard from friends that gmail is providing nice services with outlook.

I WILL BE PLEASED AND HIGHLY OBLIGED IF SOME ONE INVITE ME TO OPEN UP A GMAIL ACCOUNT.
WITH REGARDS
sklohar@dataone.in

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By she

edited Mar 8, 2006 - 11:36 AM

could someone invite me to open up a gmail account

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By rachel_rooney

posted Mar 8, 2006 - 4:51 PM

my email address is rachel.r.14@googlemail.com
email me for a gmail invitation :D

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By rachel_rooney

edited Mar 8, 2006 - 4:48 PM

ill send you one if you mail me your email address

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By travelspace

edited Mar 2, 2006 - 6:49 AM

i want a gmail account please send me an invitation a mostglad@hotmail.com thanks a lot

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By m.mura

edited Feb 20, 2006 - 3:27 PM

I would like a GMail Account. My e-mail is m.mura@totalcar.hu
Thanks.

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By golferone

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 8:25 PM

May I please have an invitation to G Mail for free, without using a cell phone? Thank you very much.

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By hasan_rakib

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 7:07 PM

Would anyone be very nice to me and send me an invitation for gmail. Thanks in advance and really appriciate.

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By MartinekSobotenko

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 10:59 AM

i want to have gmail thanks

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By pepcasobotka

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 10:54 AM

i want a gmail invitation please

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By laurelm

edited Dec 28, 2005 - 10:16 PM

requesting an invitation pls. and thanks

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By bravery

edited Dec 22, 2005 - 12:27 AM

i want a gmail invitation please

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By asher12

posted Dec 20, 2005 - 6:36 AM

plz can somebody invite me to g-mail cos this b**** gave me an account and i could only send 17 invitations whre as somebody else has 100 invites to send!!!!!!!!!!!

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By jammu

edited Dec 17, 2005 - 1:24 PM

Hi i want gmail a/c. so pls. send me invation coz i m in india n here no facility is availbale to get invation code via sms

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By usmanmuhammed3@gmail.com

edited Dec 5, 2005 - 9:40 PM

i want gmail invitations now

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By satishn_1986@yahoo.com

edited Dec 2, 2005 - 11:34 PM

can anyone send me an invitation to me pls i have curiosity to have gmail

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By sklohar

posted Mar 16, 2006 - 11:36 AM

send me u r id at suresh.lohar@gmail.com

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By Achille

edited Dec 2, 2005 - 4:58 PM

I live in Belgium.
It would make me happy if you could send me a gmail invite.
Merci beaucoup.

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By rotti321

edited Nov 29, 2005 - 4:44 AM

Hi !
I'd like a Gmail account so ..
please send me an invitation !
Thanks !

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By quangnt84

edited Nov 19, 2005 - 12:27 PM

i want to have gmail thanks

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By quangnt84

posted Nov 19, 2005 - 12:59 PM

pls give me a Gmail account
thanks

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By ntquang

edited Nov 19, 2005 - 12:23 PM

I NEED A G-MAIL ACOUNT , MAY YOU SEND ME A E-MAIL TELLING HOW TO GET IT? THANKS.

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By gkaiser

edited Nov 4, 2005 - 11:05 AM

I would really like a g-mail account but do not live in the USA, I live in Canada, and cannot find anyone to send me an invitation. Don't know how this will work out but here goes.

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By DAVIZISIMOTM

posted Oct 25, 2005 - 7:21 PM

STEP BY STEP , HEART TO HEART , WE NEVER WIN THE WAR STAY BY TOY SOLDIERS.

AL HABLAR DE PUEBLO, ME LLENO DE TRISTEZA, LA LIRICA DE MI CANTO , ES EL CLAMOR DE MI TIERRA.

DORMIDO ESTA EL PUEBLO Y NO APRENDE A CAMINAR , BIEN LO HAN ENVUELTO , Y SE RESISTE A DESPERTAR.YACEN MUCHOS EN SUS TUMBAS ANEPIGRAFICAS , PODRAN VOLVER UNA BOCA MUDA , PERO NO ESTATICA LA LIBERTAD.A LOS MARTIREZ LOS DAN POR ALUDIDOS , DICEN QUE NO ESTAVAN EN LO CORRECTO , EL PASTOR GUIO A LOS PERDIDOS , Y LO MATARON DISQUE POR INSURRECTO.SON LOS ESLABONES DEL SUFRIMIENTO DE LOS ESCALVOS QUE AMEDRENTARON , ALOS QUE SE OPUSIREON SE LOS LLEVO EL VIENTO POR NO DECIR QUE LOS MATARON.

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By DAVIZISIMOTM

edited Oct 24, 2005 - 11:10 PM

HEY I NEED A G-MAIL COUNT , MAY YOU SEND ME A E-MAIL TELLING HOE TO GET IT?

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By asher12

edited Dec 19, 2005 - 4:16 PM

u ave to get g-mail with an number which u dial on a mobile or u can get a invite from someone who already has g-mail.

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By elbana54

edited Sep 19, 2005 - 4:27 PM

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By rahil_mirza

edited Oct 12, 2005 - 2:45 PM

Need an invitation to use Gmail Account...Rahil Mirza

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By glorybea

edited Oct 9, 2005 - 5:25 AM

I have installed gmailand you sent email saying congrats; your gmail has been created and NOW I want to uninstall because ALL my mail has been muck up -- so please uninstall it because for some reason I can't glory Smith
98828@lizzie.com.au

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By pcorral

edited Oct 11, 2005 - 9:05 PM

I'm trying for 2 days to connect to your gmail service using my very new and text capable telephone but have not received a txt msg yet with code for logging on. What gives? Have even tried giving the # for both phones with no success.

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By sausalito

edited Oct 8, 2005 - 1:57 PM

If I have a gmail acct in the US, can I use that same address if I move to Canada?

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By gkaiser

posted Nov 4, 2005 - 11:15 AM

don't see why not, is on the world wide web

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By saitun

edited Sep 7, 2005 - 5:26 AM

i want to have gmail thank

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By TRMC

edited Aug 29, 2005 - 4:59 AM

From the GMail FAQ :
Q : What will Google do with my mobile phone number?

A:
We will use your phone number to send an invitation code in a text message to your phone. In doing so, we store each phone number to make sure it is used to create no more than 10 accounts.

In addition, if you choose to, we can save your mobile phone number in your Google account, so that you will be able to use it for upcoming Google mobile services like secure password recovery and SMS alerts. In accordance with the Gmail Privacy Policy, your number will never be sold or shared for marketing purposes without your permission, nor will we contact you using this number without your express permission. You can remove your phone number at any time by editing your Google account profile.

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By storewearpeople

edited Oct 3, 2005 - 8:38 AM

hello people,
plz and plz i want you to in invite to gmail plz and plz

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By bemyconfidant

edited Oct 3, 2005 - 3:25 AM

I want to have a Gmail but it says that I should be invited by someone else . ....

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By pchahandkar

edited Sep 30, 2005 - 7:21 AM

i wann create gmail account but i have no invitation to anyone so plz help me for creating my Account

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By pacificdave

edited Sep 24, 2005 - 2:45 PM

If you guys want a Gmail account... visit my website at: www.pacificdave.com and on the left menu panel click "Gmail Invite" and provide me the email address you want it mailed to.... free of charge.. no gimmicks.

late,
dave

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By daba

edited Sep 22, 2005 - 8:36 AM

i wan gmail pleeeezzz

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By rhinoman1

edited Sep 21, 2005 - 12:56 PM

Hi,

Please send me an invite .... Canada .

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By ibrahimbaig

edited Sep 7, 2005 - 10:49 PM

PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT REGISTRATION

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By kunal_bose

posted Sep 20, 2005 - 12:19 AM

i want to a g-mail a/c

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By BNie

edited Sep 8, 2005 - 2:43 AM

gmail is the best.

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By kams

edited Sep 17, 2005 - 12:29 PM

je voudrai un cmpte email à gmail.com.
voi mon email: ojedec@yahoo.fr

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By kunal_bose

edited Sep 15, 2005 - 10:10 AM

google is very useful for everyday life.i am interest to open a gmail account. i wish u success of gmail.

From
kunal bose

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By luckyniaz

edited Sep 15, 2005 - 12:24 PM

Hi
please send me g mail invitation.My e-mail address is asad_1007@yahoo.com.

Thanks.

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By luckyniaz

edited Sep 13, 2005 - 12:06 PM

Hi
I want to open a g mail account please tell me the procedure & help me for getting invitation.

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By professional_harakiri7

edited Sep 8, 2005 - 8:33 AM

ok..i still don't get it...how do i sign up for Gmail???
Itr sounds reallly useful...and i really want a Gmail ID....so any suggestions ppl?

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By shakoor_kazi

edited Sep 7, 2005 - 4:45 AM

google is very useful for everyday life.i am interest to open a gmail account. i wish u success of gmail.
thanks
kazi abdus shakoor

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By johnhighway

edited Sep 6, 2005 - 2:19 PM

Over 28,000 Gmail waiting to be given out to users that STILL do not have Gmail accounts. This invite system is automated and only requires that you’re human to request an invite.

Invites sent out every 10 minutes.

http://www.highwayman.org/gmail

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By aria_as

edited Aug 31, 2005 - 3:05 PM

I like gmail

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By sudheer

edited Sep 1, 2005 - 9:59 AM

hi frnds i need to create an account in gmail so plz anybody help me

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By johnhighway

posted Sep 6, 2005 - 2:29 PM

If you haven't already visited http://www.highwayman.org/gmail, give it a try.

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By afunghang

edited Sep 2, 2005 - 9:04 AM

Hi,
do you need a gmail account?

Just send us your email address and we'll send you one for free!

Provided by CheapTLD.Us.TF

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By Nayna

edited Sep 7, 2005 - 6:04 AM

I really want to have a gmail account.

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By jordenpro

posted Aug 29, 2005 - 12:01 PM

Google is Luke Skywalker.

MS is Darth Vader.

Sooner or later everyone will see, they're both part of the darkside.

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By treworld

posted Aug 28, 2005 - 11:53 PM

Now that Google has your cellphone number, they will send AdSense ads to your cellphone!!!

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By cute face

edited Sep 2, 2005 - 11:57 PM

why do yuo talk about phones

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By afunghang

posted Sep 2, 2005 - 9:04 AM

Are you sure?
NNever seen it happen yet

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By l0v3

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 6:07 AM

Do a search -- you can easily find the website(s) that collate such invites.

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By horsecharles

edited Aug 28, 2005 - 6:42 AM

I agree-- for those that need one... is how i got mine-- & may I add, with absolutely no whining or begging: i never, ever compromised my dignity, nor fell for the obvious traps that instead send tons of spam and/or malware one's way. (insert your choice smily/emoticon here)

But that's not the point re the cellphone invites-- wondering how/why they don't materialize: if it's due to being swamped/deluged, then forget about GMail coming totally out of beta for another year at least.

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By horsecharles

posted Aug 27, 2005 - 1:39 AM

Still no invitation arrivals to cell phone-- I wonder if telcos are doing blocking of potential spam these days, possibly blocking gmail google domain?

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By sudheer

posted Sep 1, 2005 - 10:03 AM

hi ra'

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By mrbag

edited Sep 16, 2005 - 5:25 AM

gmail account?? can i get one? thankyou

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By PhoenixPath

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 4:14 PM

To all those thinking the "mobil-phone" thing is a BadIdea(tm).

Direct from the horse's mouth:

Posted by Keith Coleman, Gmail Product Manager

"Sign up for Gmail"

It's pretty exciting to see those words on the Gmail homepage. For the last 16 months, a lot of people have been asking us how they can sign up for Gmail, and today we're happy to be able to say, "Just go to gmail.com." From there, you can get an invitation code sent to your mobile phone, and with this code, you can create a Gmail account. Once you have Gmail, you can try out our brand new IM and voice service, Google Talk.

Why use mobile phones? It's a way to help us verify that an account is being created by a real person, and that one person isn't creating thousands of accounts. We want to keep our system as spam-free as possible, and making sure accounts are used by real people is one way to do that.

We're also working on some new mobile features that will make your Google account more useful and secure, such as SMS alerts and password recovery. When you sign up using your mobile phone, you can choose to save your number with your account so you can use these features as soon as they become available.

Right now, sign-ups only work with U.S. mobile phone numbers, but we're eager to support others. With Gmail now available in 29 languages (and counting), we're already working hard to bring you *edited out chinese characters that seem to break BN*

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By gawd21

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 5:04 PM

I don't see anything here that says you shouldn't use your phone. I however have tried it on 5 phones now on two services and still haven't gotten an invite. Two were Sprint PCS and the other three were on AT&T all have messaging services and are able to send and receive messages.

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By ogman

posted Aug 27, 2005 - 7:16 AM

Got mine on my Verizon phone. No problem.

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By Zygi

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 6:29 AM

i need ppl to test audio quality, almost none of my friends have gmail account (and they don't want invite.... weird :-/).

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By wincement

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 10:57 AM

The audio quality is pretty good. My friend's voice sounded a little muffled, but I think that was his mic. AND, he's in Germany. I'm in Florida. There was no lag whatsoever.

I'd say it works amazingly well for the first beta release. I haven't run into any problems or complaints up to now. ...except my friend's voice sounding kinda muffled.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 3:10 PM

Yer in Fla?

Got yerself one o' them waterproof computers, eh?

(Sorry, couldn't resist)

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By wincement

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 6:18 PM

Haha. I think I probably will now. First Ivan, then Dennis, now Katrina's breathing down our necks... =(

I'm beginning to wonder if we have a big target painted on top of us or something.

I'll go double check Google Maps just to make sure...

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By spyboy

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 11:39 PM

checking google maps for hurricanes? use this..

http://hurricane.stormreportmap.com/

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By wincement

posted Aug 27, 2005 - 5:43 PM

I should have clarified. I was checking Google Maps for a target painted on my house =p

Thanks for the link though.

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By petrosboyd

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 6:14 AM

The Daily Mail (25 Aug o5) reported under a banner headline, 'Google's offer of free phone calls over the Internet' - but here it seems that the prerequisite is a GMail account open only to US?Canada. How soon will it be available in the UK?

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By keyster

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 2:07 AM

Gmail жжот!

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By PaceyPimps

posted Aug 25, 2005 - 6:11 PM

Public
It was already public. Everyopne i knew had one.

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By DJInsomniac

posted Aug 25, 2005 - 6:29 PM

It wasn't public. You had to get an invite.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 8:55 AM

I think he meant that it was public in such a way that if you wanted an account you could easily find 10 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 invites out there on the net.

(that'd be a googol, duh)

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By wincement

posted Aug 26, 2005 - 11:42 AM

haha wow. How long did you take you to type (and count) all those zeros?

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By PhoenixPath

edited Aug 26, 2005 - 3:12 PM

lmao...

Google is a wonderful thing.

For instance,

search for googol

Cut and Paste

Whallah!

:P (Please tell me you didn't waste 5 minutes verifying my count....)

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By szucs2

posted Aug 25, 2005 - 4:11 PM

gmail-proba

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By heat_fan1

posted Aug 25, 2005 - 3:53 PM

Well, I just signed up for an account (now my fourth internet mail account) and I don't really see what the big deal is. One thing I don't like right off the bat is that there's no Delete button the message window. You have to click the combo box, and then Move to Trash. I know this goes along with their whole idea of having so much space you don't have to delete anything, but it'd still be nice. No biggie though, although I've had Hotmail for almost 8 years and I'm sticking with it as my main email.

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