You've got that right! That's exactly why I'm sharing my experiences now, so it might save some others aggravation.
Ironically this laptop was about my 3rd choice. There were issues with purchasing the other ones I tried to buy. The first suddenly became unavailable & the others wouldn't go through because I didn't have a phone number that I could be reached at in the same country my card account is in. I'm sure these companies lose lots of money due to this asinine policy.
I have a Skype number with the same area code as my bank account, but the company wouldn't allow me to place the order with that number. It's not even necessary to /have/ a number with a "telephone service provider" anymore when there's VoIP & other ways to make calls via Internet.