GMail Account Repeatedly Locking

Have a fairly new Pre Plus from Verizon, running WebOS 1.4.....email worked fine for first week or so, but recently my GMail account has started to lock.....I get a message prompting me to unlock my account via a captcha screen - I go to that screen, enter my information and successfully unlock, and successfully retrieve my emails........then a few hours later, it's locked again....this has been going on repeatedly for a few days, and is getting a bit tedious.....
IMAP/POP settings on the Pre are as they should be (ports, etc.), and IMAP and POP are enabled in my GMail account......have even tried deleting and then re-establishing my account, with no luck.....have also searched and searched for this happening to others, to no avail
Anybody else experience this or - more importantly -- have any idea how to fix it?
Thanks in advance.....

I have the EXACT same problem.  I contacted Google and this is what they said:
Thanks for your report. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
For your security, we may temporarily disable access to your account if
our system detects abnormal usage. It will take between one minute and 24
hours for you to regain access, depending on the behavior our system
detected.
Abnormal usage includes, but is not limited to:
- Receiving, deleting, or popping out large amounts of mail (via POP) in a
short period of time
- Sending a large number of undeliverable messages (messages that bounce
back)
- Using third party file-sharing or storing software, or software that
automatically logs in to your account and that is not supported by Gmail
- Multiple instances of your Gmail account opened
- Browser-related issues. Please note that if you find your browser
continually reloading while attempting to access your inbox, it is likely
a browser issue, and it may be necessary to clear your browser's cache and
cookies.
If you feel that access should not have been disabled, please visit
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=53897 for
troubleshooting tips.
Sincerely,
The Google Team
Does anyone know what to do?

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