Can you even create a working Google account without a phone number? When I last tried that, it seemed to be mandatory from the start. It never seemed to be a

Can you even create a working Google account without a phone number? When I last tried that, it seemed to be mandatory from the start. It never seemed to be a security measure, but an anti-spam measure. You can buy captcha solving as a service for fractions of a cent, and bulk create thousands of accounts for sending spam. Buying working phone numbers is more hassle and more expensive, and will leave a payment trail if you use a service like Twilio.