Unable to authenticate my account

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I have failed to receive an SMS.
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From http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?authenticationtopfaq

I entered my phone number but didn't receive any PIN. What's wrong?

If you entered a phone number but didn't receive a PIN, there reason is likely to be one of these:
  1. Your phone number has already been used to authenticate an IMDb account in the past, and that authentication has been revoked. You will not be able to use that number again. Please try a different one.
  2. There was a problem sending a text message to your number. Some carrier (especially outside of the US) may not be able to receive a text from us, depending on location. You will need to try a different number.
  3. It could be a temporary delay. If you are sure that you have not used your cell phone number to authenticate your account in the past, and you are on a major US phone network, your first text may simply have been delayed -- you may want to try again at a later time
If you have a Facebook, Amazon or Google account and the email address matches the one you used to register for IMDb then you can try signing in with that account, and depending upon the status of that account, this may in turn verify your IMDb account.  This is not guaranteed though. 
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So, people who use imdb just to say "She looks just like so and so" get to use this site, but people who are actually interested in the art of film and television, but have no cellular phones.... we cannot? Maybe I don't need this site after all. It is getting old though, people knowing we are poor because I have a tablet that I love, but it's not compatible with Instagram or any other thing but FaceBook. And no cell, so no IMDB either. Oh well, I have food and shelter. But it isn't right to shut people out because they do not possess the "right" technology. 
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