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Signing up for ChatGPT should be straightforward, yet many users still lose time on the phone-verification step: codes arrive late, resends trigger cooldowns, and inconsistent device signals cause friction. This guide distills best practices into a clean, repeatable process you can trust for personal use, travel, or team onboarding.
What you need before you start
- A working email address you control.
- A clean browser profile or fresh mobile session.
- Automatic time synchronization enabled on the device.
- A number that can reliably receive one-time passwords (OTP) without exposing your private SIM.
The quick start (7 steps)
- Prepare a clean environment. Use a new browser profile, disable unusual extensions, and clear site data for the sign-up domain.
- Keep signals consistent. IP, time zone, and number region should match your intended account region.
- Allocate a verification number. If you don’t want to expose your personal SIM, you can simply receive sms online and capture the OTP through a temporary, real-SIM route.
- Create the account with email. Confirm the email first, then proceed to phone verification.
- Request the code once. Most routes deliver inside 30–120 seconds—give it time.
- Enter the OTP exactly once. If it fails, restart the step and request a fresh code rather than spamming resends.
- Rotate one variable at a time. If delivery stalls, change only the number o device profile o IP class, with a 10–20-minute cooldown.
Why codes sometimes fail — and easy fixes
- Clock drift: OTP windows are short; turn on automatic time.
- Aggressive resends: Multiple clicks trigger throttling; wait a full two minutes.
- Noisy environment: Heavy extensions, odd user-agents, or chained VPN hops add checks; sign up from a clean profile on a stable network.
- Routing variance: Some carriers deliver faster; switch to another number in the same region or try a nearby region.
After activation: make it robust
- Enable an authenticator app for day-to-day sign-ins; keep SMS for onboarding only.
- Document what worked (region, latency, outcome) to speed up future activations.
- Separate identities for workspaces, experiments, and personal use.
Troubleshooting matrix
- No SMS after ~3 minutes: verify auto time; then switch the number while keeping device and IP the same.
- “Invalid code” immediately: clear cookies for the sign-up domain, restart, and request a new OTP.
- Works on phone, fails on emulator: complete once on physical hardware to separate environment noise from routing issues.
- Frequent cooldowns: reduce resends, change one variable per attempt, and leave a 10–20-minute gap after a failed sequence.
Team playbook (copy-paste)
- Allocate number → 2) Request OTP once (log timestamp/region) → 3) Apply → 4) Mark success/failure → 5) Release number.
Keep access role-based; store minimal metadata only.
Preguntas frecuentes
Do I need a personal SIM? No. A real-SIM temporary number is enough to complete onboarding while keeping your private phone off third-party lists.
Can I register while traveling? Yes—just keep IP, time zone, and number region consistent during the sign-up.
Planning multiple workspaces? Build them from a stable baseline: same region, predictable delivery, documented steps.
Bottom line: ChatGPT registration should be boring. With clean setup, a reliable temporary number, and disciplined retries, you’ll activate in minutes—and your primary SIM stays private.
