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MO_Dem

(2,365 posts)
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 04:00 PM Jul 2024

My IP will no longer host email [View all]

75 yr old childless widow here--I have limited vision due to macula
r degeneration. I am still able to use my PC, but small screens are impossible for me.
I've been notified that I will need to find another email prvider. Wehn I try to set up a new email adress at yahoo or wherever, they require a phone number to send a 6 ndigit code by text
message to verify my identity. With my limited vision, I cannot SEE well enough to read a text message even if I had the smartest phone ever made! So, I DO NOT EXIST!

What can I do short of doing as the old song says "dig a hole and crawl in it and pull the ground in over me"? Any helpful hints much appreciated.. Thanks

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Gmail has options..... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #1
My email is the free "proton.me", Arne Jul 2024 #2
I got my proton.me email account MO_Dem Aug 2024 #8
That's what I do. Arne Aug 2024 #9
Can you get a friend to help? usonian Jul 2024 #3
2 thoughts,,,, KarenS Jul 2024 #4
I share the dame difficulties canetoad Jul 2024 #5
Thanks , everyone, for all the helpful suggestions MO_Dem Jul 2024 #6
Some cell phones Historic NY Jul 2024 #7
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