Interesting. I did not have a smart phone when I opened my account. So I thought that was universal. Sorry I misinformed.
I tried to open account, but canāt without texting. My phone is set by work for emails and calls only. We have privacy issues to consider. I donāt need my own cell.
I donāt know whatās more surprising: that airbnb responded in 10 minutes or that you canāt text. LOL.
Thanks for coming back and updating us.
The texting thing is a mixed blessing. Iām already inundated with emails and phone calls, but many internet things require text confirmation. When I was in Portugal my Skype account had issues, I could only fix it with text, so I had a friend in Canada allow me to use her number, then she emailed me the confirmation from skype,