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Apple ID creation; phone verification issues

hello, i actually live in Tunisia and want to create an apple ID for my wife's imac, but when prompted with phone verification i never receve the code no matter haw many times i've tried.

is there a solution to using a phone number ?

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This article doesn't mention a phone call, only an email verification: How to create a new Apple Account - Apple Support


If you are actually at the stage of receiving a verification code, read about those here: Get a verification code and sign in with two-factor authentication - Apple Support


A code is sent first via data (via the Internet, not as a SMS text message) to your trusted devices (some other Apple computer or Apple mobile device signed in with your account) automatically. If you have a trusted device running iOS 11 and later, OS X High Sierra and later, iPadOS 13 and later, or watchOS 6 and later, the verification code is displayed automatically on your trusted devices.


If you don’t have a trusted device handy, you can choose to have a verification code sent to a trusted phone number as a text message or phone call.

1. Select “Didn’t Get a Code?” or “Can’t get to your devices?” on the verification code screen.

2. Choose to have the code sent to a trusted phone number (select which one—you can have several).

3. You'll get a text message or phone call from Apple with your verification code. This text message might include an additional domain validation line. This line includes the @ symbol, the website name, and your code (for example: @icloud.com #123456 %apple.com).

4. Enter the code on your other device to complete sign in.

It is a good idea to have more than one trusted number.



I don't have an iPhone or any othe apple product, just an imac, and as I said I don't receve the verification number on my actual local phone number, after selecting sending, I just wait and I don't receive anything in my phone.