The title basically says it all. I just created an account today because I find it interesting enough now to explore AI and my friend recommended OpenAI because they give free 5$ credit upon registration.
But after registering, inputting my stuffs, I am SHOCKED TO FIND OUT that after I inputted my phone number, it says that this phone number already exist and no more further credits can be granted? What?! I just created my account today using my personal number and now it says it has been already used in an existing account?
Sounds not good!
Consider that the phone number message is likely a simple SQL look up and inside the table was the number you are currently using.
If somebody else has used the number before then it would show up as a previously used number.
Otherwise, I see no reason to be “SHOCKED”. It somewhat implies that a malicious actor inputted phone numbers into the SQL table.
You should reach out to help.openai.com, or maybe just spend five dollars for a real account. It’s definitely worth it compared to the free tier.
Sorry that I don’t have better news and that this still helps, somewhat.