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Registering a .com requires a phone number for the whois records, but what do you do if you have no phone number?

(It's an academic question for me right now, but I did spend a significant amount of my life with internet access but no phone number. How do the deaf register domains or are they effectively excluded?)

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  • You **have** heard of TDD, correct? – EEAA Feb 15 '12 at 22:47
  • From the FAQ: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face." – EEAA Feb 15 '12 at 22:51
  • I don't recommend it, but you could always simply lie. It isn't like people actually check these things very often. Send them to your local Pizza Hut. – Zoredache Feb 15 '12 at 22:51
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    Test driven development? (I suspect you had a different meaning in mind, so, no I haven't.) – billpg Feb 15 '12 at 22:53
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_device_for_the_deaf – Zoredache Feb 15 '12 at 23:07
  • @Zoredache - I've never heard it called a TDD, only TTY – Mark Henderson Feb 16 '12 at 00:46
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    Hello mods. Is this "off topic" because of it's academic nature (as ErikA implies above) or are the niceties of whois data off-topic for SF? (Not picking a fight. I just wish to learn what I did wrong.) – billpg Feb 16 '12 at 13:40
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    +1 just because of this awesome insight: "How do the deaf register domains or are they effectively excluded?" – Sam Jun 06 '17 at 13:47

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You could use one of the temporary number services like iNumber or TossableDigits. You could also sign up for an Internet "phone" like Google Voice.

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Then give a false one, since there is no real need to have correct information on Whois. My personal preference is a string of 0's.

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