For some years now, Google made big buzz by making people get an invitation from others before being able to sign up for Gmail and Orkut accounts. I have been giving out free Gmail invites since 2004, and free Orkut invites since 2005. Since last Wednesday, February 7th, 2007, there have been reports circling the web that Google has opened Gmail signups for everyone. In reality, however, Gmail is now open for people in some countries including North America, many countries in Europe and Middle East, Brazil, Africa, Australia, Russia and Japan.

If you have [or if you get] a Gmail invitation from Gmail directly, from me or anyone, you may encounter the following error:

Don’t worry. The message appears only temporarily. Try again within a few minutes [if not a few seconds] and you should be able to continue.

I have 50 Gmail invites available to those who need it. Please contact me, or leave a comment with your name and a valid email address to send the invite to.

[Update] June 21st, 2005 - 3:06 pm

Please note that I need your email address to send the invitations. I get several emails sent through the website almost every day requesting a gmail invitation, and most of them have invalid or no email addresses in them. Without an email address, I am unable to send a gmail invitation. Thank you.

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[Update] August 20th, 2005 - 9:23 am

I have given about 73 Gmail invites so far. The last one I gave was yesterday, and now my Gmail counter is showing the number of Gmail invited to be 49. Usually, the counter went back to 50 repeatedly, and I could send more invites, and then after a few hours, the counter always showed 50 remaining invites. Now, it’s not changing. So here’s your chance to get a Gmail invite while it’s still available, or until Gmail opens to everyone.

Post a comment below with a working email address to get your free invite.

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[Update] August 24th, 2005 - 12:01 pm

Google is offering free invitation codes itself if you have a cell phone. Get a text message with your free code over at Gmail.

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[Update] February 9th, 2007 - 10: am

Google has opened up Gmail for people in many countries. You can probably sign up directly without the need of an invite, and you can still request an invitation below if you wish.

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I have 6 Gmail invitations right now that I want to give to any user who leaves a message here with their email address and a name [can be bogus, you can change it to a real one later when you activate the account]. If you prefer, you can also email me this information.

[update October 22^nd, 2004 : 2 Gmail invites remaining]

I have 6 Gmail invites to go. First one has already been reserved for an Alien Overlord and the second one has been booked too.

Please email me or leave a comment here with your first name, last name and a valid email address to send the invite to. First 4 people to email me this information or leave a comment with this info will get the invites.

[update June 24^th, 2004 : 3 Gmail invites remaining]

[update June 25^th, 2004 : 2 Gmail invites remaining]

[update June 26^th, 2004 : only 1 Gmail invite remaining]

[update June 28^th, 2004 : all Gmail invites in this batch are gone]