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GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile
jm.one writes "In the wake of recent releases releases Google Desktop 2.0 Beta and Google Talk 1.0 Beta, Gmail (known as Google Mail for legal reasons in some areas) is finally open to everyone. Learn more in the Google Blog entry and register at the Gmail website. Please take note that sign-up occurs via mobile phone at the moment, and only U.S. citizens can register for now. Plans to add more countries are on the way."
Ever since Goolge had its IPO, I can't seem to trust this company. Personally, I will never sign up for any Google product....though I do use the search engine. I hate the fact that they want/have so much control over various services ... their practice of "Do no evil" is dying...I personally believe they are trying to assimilate us all!
I was planning on using my 150 GMAIL invitations as christmas presents! Now they won't be very valuable.
SLASHDOT: news for people who can't concentrate on work or have no life at all and got tired of yelling back at the TV.
So they want our mobile numbers? I'm guessing that they are going to try to triangulate our positions. So they can put your position in Google Earth. Can you picture all those red dots in Google Earth? Can you picture the accompanying tooltips?
"CowboyNeal is currently in Club Blue Oyster and has unchecked mail"
subjects like "Man f***ing hot blonde"?
That's spam?
i'm sure you can sign up right now for a hotmail account and MS doesn't want your cell phone number.
No, they just want your soul.
Bastards didn't get mine, though...I signed up for my Hotmail account back before Microsoft.
i don't have friends. i'm a geek.
> US mobile phones
Can you read me now?