How do you create a Google account privately? (need a temp phone number service)

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  • bought anonymous prepaid SIM from a local store
  • slotted into a phone while being on a public wifi to create a new google account

But as I said, I couldn’t get past the whole SMS by typing in a phone number, required me to go through the SMS app.
Turns out I don’t care that much because it was still a prepaid SIM but yeah could have maybe came with a laptop now that I think about it. Just thought that it wouldn’t matter on how I create the account and that a phone is more lightweight but you’re probably right, it’s probably better to create an account from a desktop.

Yes. Issue is not the fact that I needed to change it (had nothing else tbh) but more of the fact that Google didn’t let me type a phone number into a text input in the first place but forced to go through that app so that the SMS app could beacon a cell tower and receive the SMS itself directly (hence not prompting me for the phone number at any time during the whole process).

I do have such a thing too but it’s too limited to even connect to a wifi or open a browser haha.

Oh yeah, exactly what I did too dw.
I never considered putting a SIM into my GOS Pixel and probably never will, maybe Mudi v2 combo at best if I really start to hate relying on public wifi (getting close to that as of recently…).

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Got it. Yeah, that is the cheapest, most effective way to create an anonymous account, if you’re lucky enough to live, or be in country that don’t require KYC for prepaid SIMs.

I would also recommend everyone, if you intend to just visit such a country for the holidays or even work, consider getting a SIM card just to register an account while you are there. You can even use a real IP since you don’t live there, and use a VPN when you get back home and log into your account. Remember to set up 2FA via authentication app before your return though,