Thank you very much for suggesting this @blocktrades.
After battling two months and trying with 3 different cell phone numbers I was no closer to getting a Steemit account for my brother.
Then I eventually found the post by @timcliff which was a total life saver.
I do however think Steemit devs must somehow try and limit it to stop abuse to maybe a certain number accounts per month allowed for creation.
But overall a very handy feature.
I don't mind the slightest to donate some of my own Steem to get an account for a family member or close friend.