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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:31:24
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*tries to log into gmail*
"Verify your account
We've detected unusual activity on your account. To immediately restore access to your account, type your phone number below."
WTF kind of a verification proccess is this? Isn't this the sort of thing they get you to register another e-mail with your gmail account for? Hrm
Unusual activity lol...yes I have been sending more e-mails than usual lately!
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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:39:29
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Spammer! Nyaa

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:50:30
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Oh yeah, well I did stop sending spam recently, perhaps that's what they mean?

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:41:41
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You should only be being asked that if you signed up for the mobile phone verification option in gmail.

Be sure to change your password to a good one, fair chance what triggered that is someone trying to get into your account.

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:17:14
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aspro said:
You should only be being asked that if you signed up for the mobile phone verification option in gmail.


          Be sure to change your password to a good one, fair chance what triggered that is someone trying to get into your account.

Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. Anyway I definitely would have turned the option off when I signed up. Oh well.

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:50:22
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Oh, the automated call can only be made during "daylight" hours! How wonderful. Also that original verification code is suddenly seeming rather pointless.

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:53:02
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Foolz said:

Oh, the automated call can only be made during "daylight" hours! How wonderful. Also that original verification code is suddenly seeming rather pointless.

LOL Solar powered robots answer their phones.

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Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:27:32
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Indeed, well technically they make the call! It all ended happily, and now I look to disable the name phone option.

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Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:55:18
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Okay, I took a look around settings and couldn't find anything about this. The only thing involving a phone was password recovery, and naturally that was not ticked. Maybe this is just their protocol? :X

Oh, and it only worked with a mobile phone number as well, despite using the call, not texting.

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Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:14:58
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Settings

Accounts and Imports

Change Account Settings (at the bottom)

This will open a new window/tab labelled "My Account"

In the Securrity section select Change Password Recovery Options

You will need to put in your password again.

You will now see an SMS option.

(Is that where you looked?  In there you can remove the phone number from the SMS option and save).

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Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:47:34

Yes, but that's for password recovery, not verification for a suspended account. My phone number isn't on the SMS option, as I never would have entered it there. So I'm guessing that their protocol with verifying suspended accounts is to ring, and there isn't an option of doing it by e-mail.

Thanks, though. Happy

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