Just one thing to add, not sure if it hasn't already been said, but you can print verification codes (10 at a time) for those times you may not have access to a cell service. Once you use a code, cross it out as it's no good any more. I printed off a set when I first set up 2 step verification, thought I'd never use them. I was away and had forgot my cell (yea I know, dumb), and wanted to log into my account on a library computer. I had the codes in my bag, I'd forgotten they were there, and her presto, it worked. Hope I haven't added to the confusion.
On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 8:10 pm Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > Diane, > As Kenneth stated below I would not turn on 2 step verification until you > can get verification codes on your cell phone. That is what you need to > accomplish first before you even start thinking about 2 step verification. > I have been reading all of the messages in this thread. I have a question > for you. You state that you are trying to use your home phone to get the > verification code but unable to. With 2 step verification why would you > want to tie it to your home phone? You mentioned there is a laptop that > you sometimes take mobile with you. How can you use 2 step verification > with that laptop if you want to use your home phone as the place to receive > your verification code? You wouldn't be home to get the verification code > which means you would not be able to log into Gmail or your Google account > at all. I think the whole purpose of 2 step verification is to use your > cell phone which you will probably always have with you as the 2nd form of > verification besides the password that you type in. > > Jeff > > > On 7/19/2015 9:19 PM, Kenneth Ayers wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 8:39 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You are correct about my confusion, Kenneth. I can't even articulate >> what I'm still not "getting." One way to get around this is bite the >> bullet and activate 2-step verif. and see directly how it works. >> > > No, you can't bite the bullet and activate 2 step verification because > you have no way of receiving verification codes. You need to solve that > before you can do anything else. Verizon has plans with free text > messaging. In fact I think all their plans have free text messaging. The > plan you were grandfathered into sounds like some archaic and obsolete plan > and it's holding you back. You need to put that plan to rest. > > >> This seems doable because I understand I can subsequently cancel this >> protection if I choose. >> > > Yes, you can turn off 2 step verification at any time. > > >> Let me try clarifying (again) something: Let's say I activate 2-step >> on my Computer A. >> > > Maybe just semantics, but you don't activate 2 step verification on > Computer A. You activate it on your Google account. You may be typing from > Computer A when you activate it but it establishes 2 step verification on > your account which affects any future login attempt at Computer A or B or > anywhere else. > > > Whenever I log into Gmail or some other Google-related program from >> that computer (A) *or* my Computer B *or* my Computer C *or* a friend's >> computer, each time I will be required to input my password *and* a >> verification code? >> > > Not necessarily each time but at least the first time. If you then tell > Google not to require verification codes anymore from whichever computer > you're logging in at, then it will no longer be required from that > computer. But if you don't exempt a computer from requiring verification > codes then, yes, each login attempt at that computer will require > verification codes. > > >> I can also subsequently opt to not receive a verif. code but use only >> my password, and this would need to be done one time from *each* >> computer I access to get into Google? (Again, I could learn the answers to >> this by just turning on 2-step, but I'm not that brave--yet.) >> > > Yes. the exemption from verification codes would need to be granted one > time from each computer for which you want to grant that exemption. > > Actually this exemption may not be eternal. If Google believes that > suspicious activity is occurring somewhere in the world with your account > or perhaps not your account specifically but just an increased threat level > in general, Google may decide to once again make you re-enter verification > codes on computers for which you've already granted the verification > exemption. So then you'd just need to enter a verification code again on > the computer you had already trusted and then, again, tell Google not to > require codes anymore on that computer. It may be a nuisance but it's for > your protection. > > >> >> You mentioned "the computer in [my] own locked home." My own computer >> safely at home does not guarantee it can't be hacked. If I relax the >> security on any/all of my computers in my locked home, the hacker still has >> to deal with both steps of verification, correct? >> > > No, if you relax the security for a particular computer so that only > passwords are required then only passwords are required for that particular > computer. > > > >> Thank you for your patience! >> >> *~Diane* >> > >> >> On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> But now it comes to the point where I think you're getting confused. >>> Your account is now protected everywhere but if you're reasonably certain >>> that the computer in your own locked home is unlikely to be stolen by >>> someone who also knows your password, you may opt to let Google know that >>> you're willing to relax the security on that particular computer and not >>> require verification codes there in the future. You'd still have to enter a >>> verification code for that computer at least once but you can then select >>> to let Google know that you don't want to be asked for verification codes >>> there anymore. 2 step verification is still in effect for your account, not >>> disabled in any way, it's just that Google will allow you to make your own >>> computer exempt from requiring verification codes at login. >>> >>> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. 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