I have had this happen often lately when setting up gmail addys. I have a sort of "phone number drop"; a phone # that I really don't use much for anything and simply enter that # when asked. Done up 40-50 gmails with the same # and it always seems to work. I have also found that if I close all my browsers and clear cookies, etc, then go back to gmail, it sometimes does not ask for a phone #. I also never use an alternate email, which indeed may have something to do with it.
Fucking Google, anyway!
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