Is it possible to create a Youtube account through google without using a mobile number?

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I have already created a google account but when I go onto Youtube it looks like I am already registered but when I click to write a comment under a video it says that I need to register for a gmail account before I can use youtube.

So when I click register now, I get re-directed to this google page that asks for what I want my Gmail email title to be, then asks me to type my mobile number in so they can verify the account is legit and then it has one of those text verification things.

But I don't want to use my phone to verify this so when I've typed in the email name I want to register and typed in the verify code and click continue, I get this page that says you must verify by mobile or voice call.

Is there any way around this because otherwise I can't register for an account.

Is there a way I can verify by email as opposed to mobile?

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