[blackoil]

Google does the same, you need to provide mobile to signup, at-least in India. It is difficult to get a truly private email account.

[webninja]

You can create a ProtonMail account verified through a Yopmail.com account. This works in the U.S.A. probably in India too.

[karl_schlagenfu]

With Microsoft I was able to use my email for 2 weeks before they blocked it, they don't require the mobile number on sign up. It was a legitimate email, not spamming etc. so it was pretty bad of them.

LinkedIn is even worse, every week they ask me to add a profile photo even after I decline, and I pay for LinkedIn premium. Really scummy tactics.

[thaumasiotes]

I tried to create a hotmail account a couple of days ago; while they don't require the mobile number on signup, they do require it before you're allowed to send any email.

[markdown]

Can you get unregistered sim cards in India, or does every sim card get registered?

[pritambarhate]

Every sim card registered. One needs to submit documents as photo proof and address proof to get a sim card.