Years ago, I could make a google account with an email address only. Now today, I want to sign up for a new account but could not do so unless I use a phone number that they're ok with that can accept text messages. The problem here is that I don't own a cell phone which means I have to go out and buy a phone and phone service just to have a google account? Why should I have to pay $15+/month for phone service just to have an account with a website? The least google could do is give an option to make people solve a puzzle like twitter does if they think people are robots.
