@googlemail.com @gmail.com

barrybhoy · 12-15-2005, 08:48 AM

Ok since alot of us are in the united kingdom we are forced to use @googlemail.com emails when signing up.

Surely if you know a friend outwith the UK and Germany you can just get them to set your email account up and you will have an @gmail.com address, once they set it up they give you the password and then you can edit your details such as security question, name etc...

andrew247 · 12-15-2005, 09:10 AM

Well yes, but why would you want two gmail accounts :P ...and you would have to know people outwith the UK

(I don't)

Trikinomitry101 · 12-15-2005, 10:07 AM

I haven't heard about that... being forced to use an @googlemail.com...

that's interesting... http://mail.google.com/mail/help/int...ooglemail.html

I guess you can lie about where you are at... o_O Say you live in America...

90210 areacode O_O XD if you get that, you have way too much time on your hands...

andrew247 · 12-15-2005, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trikinomitry101

I haven't heard about that... being forced to use an @googlemail.com...

that's interesting... http://mail.google.com/mail/help/int...ooglemail.html

I guess you can lie about where you are at... o_O Say you live in America...

90210 areacode O_O XD if you get that, you have way too much time on your hands...

It doesn't even ask you

...it must rely on IP addresses

barrybhoy · 12-15-2005, 11:20 AM

Yes thats what I mean, it automatically gives you @googlemail.com because it detects you are in the United Kingdom by your IProxy/Hostname.

If you just get someone outside(who you know) to create the account for you then it would be @gmail.com

Trikinomitry101 · 12-15-2005, 06:01 PM

Well that's crappy o_O Try a proxy...

barrybhoy · 12-16-2005, 01:19 AM

Already tried the proxy, used an american proxy.

It does work

sirlaguna · 12-16-2005, 05:18 AM

yeah you can use proxy sites to create @gmail addresses.

Though I wonder if current users in the uk who have a @gmail address will have to change to @googlemail.com?

Anonymous · 12-16-2005, 07:24 AM

I am in the UK and have the same problem when trying to create a new GMail account - luckily I got an @gmail.com e-mail address before the restrictions came in.

I am thinking of starting a new topic called "Want a GMail address when you are in the UK?", where people in the UK ask for a username(@gmail.com) adress and then someone (outside UK/Germany) with a lot of invites will send themselves an invite, create the account asked for, and then PM the person in the UK with the password. Rekon its worth doing?

Trikinomitry101 · 12-16-2005, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oli888

I am in the UK and have the same problem when trying to create a new GMail account - luckily I got an @gmail.com e-mail address before the restrictions came in.

I am thinking of starting a new topic called "Want a GMail address when you are in the UK?", where people in the UK ask for a username(@gmail.com) adress and then someone (outside UK/Germany) with a lot of invites will send themselves an invite, create the account asked for, and then PM the person in the UK with the password. Rekon its worth doing?

Probably not... Why don't we just set up a thread about how to use an american proxy for signing up?(I have good idea's, eh?)

Found a nice story about the problem ^_^ we can send loads of hatemail to the people involved!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4354954.stm

12-15-2005, 08:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
barrybhoy Junior Googler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	@googlemail.com @gmail.com Ok since alot of us are in the united kingdom we are forced to use @googlemail.com emails when signing up. Surely if you know a friend outwith the UK and Germany you can just get them to set your email account up and you will have an @gmail.com address, once they set it up they give you the password and then you can edit your details such as security question, name etc...

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12-15-2005, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
andrew247 Google Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: c:\GoogleCommunity Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Well yes, but why would you want two gmail accounts :P ...and you would have to know people outwith the UK (I don't)

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Trikinomitry101 Googler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Christmas Island Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I haven't heard about that... being forced to use an @googlemail.com... that's interesting... http://mail.google.com/mail/help/int...ooglemail.html I guess you can lie about where you are at... o_O Say you live in America... 90210 areacode O_O XD if you get that, you have way too much time on your hands...

12-15-2005, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
barrybhoy Junior Googler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes thats what I mean, it automatically gives you @googlemail.com because it detects you are in the United Kingdom by your IProxy/Hostname. If you just get someone outside(who you know) to create the account for you then it would be @gmail.com

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Trikinomitry101 Googler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Christmas Island Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well that's crappy o_O Try a proxy...

12-16-2005, 01:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
barrybhoy Junior Googler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Already tried the proxy, used an american proxy. It does work

12-16-2005, 05:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
sirlaguna Master Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ALONE IN THE DARK Posts: 788 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	yeah you can use proxy sites to create @gmail addresses. Though I wonder if current users in the uk who have a @gmail address will have to change to @googlemail.com?

12-16-2005, 07:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Anonymous Senior Googler Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am in the UK and have the same problem when trying to create a new GMail account - luckily I got an @gmail.com e-mail address before the restrictions came in. I am thinking of starting a new topic called "Want a GMail address when you are in the UK?", where people in the UK ask for a username(@gmail.com) adress and then someone (outside UK/Germany) with a lot of invites will send themselves an invite, create the account asked for, and then PM the person in the UK with the password. Rekon its worth doing?

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