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Why does OpenAI demand your phone number, and a particular KIND of phone number at that? For example they won't accept VOIP numbers. I'm not about to give them my real phone number.

It's a deal-breaker for many.



Seems clear that it’s for bots. And they refuse voip numbers because it’s a hell of a lot easier to buy and generate hundreds of voip numbers.


I signed up under my .edu to use the $18 credit for a school project and the phone # was all it took to know I was the same person.


That's fine. The question stands though.


Use 5sim.net. Easy. Don't make this so hard.


Nope. They block burners and workarounds.


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I recommended a specific site that works. And here you are getting mad at me without even trying it, lol.




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