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TourGirl 98 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square" 05-01-03, 03:25 AM (EST) "Text Message Votes" Something just occurred to me today that I figured I'd ask about on the board. I was just thinking about the whole text message voting thing for AI. I haven't heard many people talk about it, but wouldn't it stand to reason that EVERY text message vote would count? Since you're not really dialing a phone number, I don't think you could get a busy signal. And if that's true, think of how many text message votes you could send in 2 hours (if you were really trying). What do you guys think? I think throwing in the text message voting could've possibly changed the dynamics of the results, because the demographics of the average AT&T Wireless customer is really specialized. Judging by the types of commercials they're using, that demographic is pre-teen and teen girls. Obviously, a lot of the AI demographic in general is pre-teen and teen girls, but the text message voting audience seems to be more specialized. Maybe they're the ones ruining the voting!!! Evil teenie-boppers! Sara   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    Not all get through Bebo 05-01-03 1    RE: Not all get through blondejuligirl 05-01-03 2        RE: Not all get through carencey 05-01-03 3            RE: Not all get through blondejuligirl 05-01-03 4    RE: Not all get through TourGirl 05-01-03 5

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Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-01-03, 08:17 AM (EST) 1. "Not all get through" It is possible to get a Message Not Sent error when trying to text message, due to excessive volume on the system. And as an AT&T wireless subscriber, I can tell you that the system gets jammed up during voting. I don't text message, but I lost signal quite a few times the last time I tried to vote, because the system got overloaded. Bebo says...919 beats 205 - I am your American Idol and the Baroness of Babedom.   Top

blondejuligirl 40 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge" 05-01-03, 02:35 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Not all get through" Not to mention, text messages arent typically free. You can get packages for a price each month, but they dont include that many messages. I dont have a package, so I have to pay $.10 each message I send. Yes, it's an easy way to vote, but that'd get expensive!!   Top

carencey 263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star" 05-01-03, 02:41 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Not all get through" Not for the 'Mommy and Daddy will pay for it' crowd. Believe me, they're out there. And they probably have a lot of time on their hands.   Top

blondejuligirl 40 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge" 05-01-03, 02:42 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Not all get through" Good point. I forget those people exist, being poor like I am. Ha   Top

TourGirl 98 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square" 05-01-03, 05:39 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Not all get through" WHEW! That's a big relief for me!! I'm glad to hear it! I guess maybe I can drop the "text message conspiracy theory" now. Oh, and BTW, AT&T does offer unlimited text messaging packages with their cell phones. Not sure how much they cost, though, as I'm in the $.10 per message crowd as well. Sara   Top

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