Facebook Captchas

What is a captcha?
Click here, for a visual or here for a more formal definition.

Yes, captchas are evil. I know why we need them, but I'm not a bot. I should not be required to 'prove' that I'm human every time I want to send a message, add a friend, etc. I just got a Facebook account and I don't know how many of you guys can just go through life putting up with captchas! Anyway, I did my research and tried to find a way to get rid of them. To my convenience, there is a way to prove that you are human permanently!
To do this, you must register a phone with Facebook and verify that you have this phone by typing in the verification code.

Here is the process:

1. Login into your Facebook account.
   
2. Now, next to your name ( top right corner ) hover your pointer over "Settings" then click on "Account Settings"
   
3. Next, you want to click on the tab that says "Mobile"
   
4. Then click on the link that says: "Register for Facebook Mobile Texts"
   
5. Just follow the on screen instructions and submit your cell phone number.
   

Now one thing that nobody told me is that Facebook may take a while to send you this verification, so don't sit there and wait for it (it took Facebook about 12 hrs to send me a verification code). Just click the "submit" button once and continue with your daily routine (I clicked it about 6 times... and I got several verification codes...). You don't have to leave the page open, it's fine if you close it and go do something else. Then when Facebook sends you the code, follow the steps 1-3 and at step 4 you would click this link instead: "Already receive a mobile confirmation code?".

Unless, you really want to receive texts when something gets changed in your account, I would set Texts to off. The only reason we need this is to prove that we are indeed human. Also, you may want to see if your phone number was added to your "Info" page, and make sure you have the right privacy settings if you don't want to disclose this information to the world.

As always, if you have any questions or additional information, do not hesitate to leave a comment :D

Happy Gossiping!