OT: alternative to Gmail?

[Harry Strongburg]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 05:59:20PM +0100, Marco Tullio Lenti wrote:
> The phone number is an optional, I have gmail but I have not given my 
> phone number.

It is optional IF you already have a Gmail account. Should you wish to 
make a new Gmail account (or if you don't already have one), you will be 
required to enter your mobile telephone number and accept a SMS message 
to sign up.