<div dir="ltr">Pat,<div><br></div><div>Sorry it's been so long I don't recall what I had to do to sign up.</div><div><br></div><div>I thought I heard that ChatGPT may only be available in the US, but A quick search hints that ChatGPT may be available in Canada</div><div><a href="https://chatgptdetector.co/what-countries-is-chat-gpt-available/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20Chat%20GPT%20is%20available,%2C%20applications%2C%20and%20other%20interfaces.">Chat GPT Available Countries List [Updated 2023 May] (chatgptdetector.co)</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyhow - if the system doesn't recognize your phone number as SMS capable - </div><div>perhaps you could try a service like <a href="https://www.textnow.com/">TextNow | Get Free Calling and Texting with TextNow</a></div><div>If TextNow works in Canada then you should be able to get a free phone number that can do voice and text from a browser, and possibly also from a mobile app...</div><div><br></div><div>If that doesn't work send me a private email to brainstorm alternatives...</div><div><br></div><div>- Carl</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:18 AM Pat Caron via DPRGlist <<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Carl, I tried to sign up for chatGPT and got stumped by not being able to send a text to my mobile phone as it thinks it is a landline! I am unable to work around this problem.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Does anyone know how to overcome this problem?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The robot overlords still have a long way to go!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">...Pat</div></div>
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