An SMS is a short text message sent to your cellphone. On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 at 10:17 Diane <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kenneth: > > I went to the link (again) you provided and tried to verify my landline > phone. An SMS (whatever that is) with a verification code was to be sent > to me. Tried twice but didn't get it. I thought maybe my phone would ring > and I would be provided it that way. Wrong. So how do I verify my phone > number? > > BTW, as usual, I didn't have to log into my Google account to acces the > link. > > ~Diane > > On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 8:37:35 PM UTC-7, justkenneth wrote: > >> Diane, >> >> If you enable 2-step verification, it will apply to all computers and >> devices. Log into your Google account and go here to read more: >> >> https://myaccount.google.com/?utm_source=OGB >> >> The conditions under which you need to login to your Google account are >> to use any Google services such as Gmail. >> >> My warning about making sure that you have setup your phone number and a >> valid alternate email address in your Google settings is because of the >> predicament that I've seen many people describe when they post to the >> official Gmail Help forum. For whatever reason, there are a lot of people >> who don't know their own password. Then they got a new phone or get logged >> out somehow and they can't get back in. And then when they try to recover >> their password, the code they need gets sent to a phone number or an email >> they no longer can access. Hence the warning to keep your recovery >> information current. >> >> Kenneth >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 6:02 PM Diane <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Just saw this after replying to your first answer. I assume this is not >>> saying I can't "bail out" of 2-step verification completely. >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 4:58:16 PM UTC-7, justkenneth wrote: >>> >>>> Before you do anything though, make sure you have your correct phone >>>> number and alternate email address updated in your account settings. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 4:54 PM Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> Yes, you can turn off 2 step verification if you don't like it. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 4:35 PM Diane <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>> If anyone is using this, my question is can it be undone or cancelled >>>>>> if I decide to try it but then don't like it? While it's a Google >>>>>> feature, >>>>>> I am thinking about it only in terms of Gmail, where I presently rarely >>>>>> have to sign in. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UXvxIahcX78/VabuJDlvgCI/AAAAAAAAA90/xPG0ElnXVBM/s1600/Google%2B2-Step%2BVerification.JPG> >>>>>> If this isn't the correct group for this inquiry, which one is? >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Kenneth >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Kenneth >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Kenneth >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
