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GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

mousiegirl — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:06:33 GMT

All was fine, but now a pop up asks for a mobile number, and I don't have one, only a land line. Does anyone know how to rectify this? I can't even find a way to contact facebook about the issue.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

candyagain — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:09:01 GMT

Just enter your landline number. I have a cell but don't use it to receive texts. They can text all they want to my landline........

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

depglass — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:06:31 GMT

I also signed up with my landline years ago. I don't know if they can even tell the difference.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:12:04 GMT

Some places that ask for phone number will take 000-000-0000. LOL!!! I use it when it works. They don't need my phone #.

Don't know if that will work on FB but probably not.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

Icegoddess — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:19:06 GMT

i have never received a text message from Facebook or anything associated with Facebook. There are settings that you can change which will/will not allow certain people (like Friends) be able to find you using your phone number. You can just set that to OFF. Just check through your settings and find any that reference mobile phone or text messages.

I have the mobile App and a couple of Groups. What I find annoying is getting FB notifications on my phone. I don't care if the little number shows up, but I have to be extra careful about turning my phone to silent due to all those "dings" I get. I'm hoping I have managed to get those darn things turned off, but it's not obvious how. Right around Christmas it seems people discovered my groups (that I have had for a couple of years now and had thought of shutting one of them down) and I would get a "ding" every time someone asked to join.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

pigletsmom — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:39:31 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
i have never received a text message from Facebook or anything associated with Facebook. There are settings that you can change which will/will not allow certain people (like Friends) be able to find you using your phone number. You can just set that to OFF. Just check through your settings and find any that reference mobile phone or text messages.

I have the mobile App and a couple of Groups. What I find annoying is getting FB notifications on my phone. I don't care if the little number shows up, but I have to be extra careful about turning my phone to silent due to all those "dings" I get. I'm hoping I have managed to get those darn things turned off, but it's not obvious how. Right around Christmas it seems people discovered my groups (that I have had for a couple of years now and had thought of shutting one of them down) and I would get a "ding" every time someone asked to join.

@Icegoddess I'm not sure what kind of phone you have but on a Samsung you can address notifications from all of your apps under settings. On mine Under setting it shows notifications. When you tap that you can scroll down and toggle off any apps you don't want them for. I'm sure it's something similar on most phones.

Theres also a way in Facebook to turn off notifications from each group but I don't really use FB so I can't remember for sure how to do it. I think probably just tap on the name of the group and look for notifications on that page and turn them off.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

chickenbutt — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:54:37 GMT

I quit Facebook years ago but wonder why they require a phone# now. That would be enough for me to quit it again.

FWIW, my go-to for faking a number, if I have no other choice, is just 7777777777. I feel something like that has to be used because I would never want to accidentally punch in somebody's actual phone number.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

CelticCrafter — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:57:42 GMT

I know they will ask when I clean out my browsing history.

I don't remember exactly but I either hit not now or can just x it out.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

Icegoddess — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:18:39 GMT

@pigletsmom wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
i have never received a text message from Facebook or anything associated with Facebook. There are settings that you can change which will/will not allow certain people (like Friends) be able to find you using your phone number. You can just set that to OFF. Just check through your settings and find any that reference mobile phone or text messages.

I have the mobile App and a couple of Groups. What I find annoying is getting FB notifications on my phone. I don't care if the little number shows up, but I have to be extra careful about turning my phone to silent due to all those "dings" I get. I'm hoping I have managed to get those darn things turned off, but it's not obvious how. Right around Christmas it seems people discovered my groups (that I have had for a couple of years now and had thought of shutting one of them down) and I would get a "ding" every time someone asked to join.
@Icegoddess I'm not sure what kind of phone you have but on a Samsung you can address notifications from all of your apps under settings. On mine Under setting it shows notifications. When you tap that you can scroll down and toggle off any apps you don't want them for. I'm sure it's something similar on most phones.

Theres also a way in Facebook to turn off notifications from each group but I don't really use FB so I can't remember for sure how to do it. I think probably just tap on the name of the group and look for notifications on that page and turn them off.

Thanks, @pigletsmom, I do have a Samsung. I'll have to check that out. When I tried within the app it actually turned off ALL notifications for that group, as in on my desktop and my mobile phone. I still want to get them on my desktop/laptop. I can always turn the volume down on that if it becomes annoying. I wouldn't want to turn the volume down on my mobile phone because I might miss something important especially if it's buried in my purse.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

chrystaltree — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:25:25 GMT

Just give them your landline number, they just want a phone number. FB doesn't call yo are text you or write to you or anything else.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

SilleeMee — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:52:51 GMT

In some instances providing a site with your phone number gives it a certain level of secure log-on. Sometimes you can use your phone number to access a particular site when you have somehow lost your password or user name. I believe PayPal asks for a phone number, too. It's just another way to verify your identity.

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GCR18 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:20:44 GMT

It is for your security. I get it once and a while, but I always have a not now option. I click it and it goes away for a while.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:41:23 GMT

when you sign up you are asked to provide an email or a phone number.

i use my email to sign in.

yes, sometimes they ask me to provide a phone number, but i never give them one.

sometimes they ask if you want to remain signed in by just clicking on your profile picture and i always so "not now" to that also.

Re: GETTING INTO FACEBOOK WITHOUT A MOBILE NUMBER

mousiegirl — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:37:28 GMT

I didn't know I had any replies, until just now, thanks for the input, but I solved it last night.

I went back to the pop up and saw "update your account new email," so I typed in my regular email, and it worked. I was then sent a code to go back and enter, now have to use that every time I log in, but I never log in, so must always be logged in. I hardly use facebook except once in a blue moon to see DD's pages, and to view Valerie's sneak peak items.

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this is my nic — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:29:44 GMT

Sorry if this was already suggested. I never entered my cell # when I first registered on FaceBook. However, if they now require one for new members and you don't want to enter yours, make one up!

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NYC Susan — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 05:36:50 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
It is for your security. I get it once and a while, but I always have a not now option. I click it and it goes away for a while.

Exactly. It's a security step, and you can opt out if you want. Providing a phone number is not a requirement.

I've been using Facebook since 2009, and have never received a phone call or text from them.

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shoekitty — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 06:17:10 GMT

Many places now ask for cell numbers for verification. Most add the landline or email option, but I have ran into a couple that asked for a cell number only. When I put in my landline, as I never give out cell number it kicked it back and would not let me proceed.

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LuvmyLab — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 07:11:53 GMT

I signed up with my landline, not my cell, when I 1st signed with FB. I don't want to receive texts and advertising from companies at all, let alone on my cell phone, so I just use my landline phone number whenever it asks for a mobile/cell number.

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Shawnie — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:19:30 GMT

Hmmm FB doesn't ask me for one, AOL does and i ignore it.

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Ms Tink — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:01:21 GMT

I signed up for FB extra security using my cell phone #. If I sign out and have to log back in they send me a text with a code to get into FB - if I don't use the code I can not log in.

This way if a hacker tries to take over your acct the code is not sent to their phone - instead it is sent to the number I have listed for FB. That's the only time they text me.