Now even "American Idol" can't do voting right

[FreedomAngel82]

I was reading in my inbox entertainment news I like to recieve and I was reading an article that Wednesday night the show asked viewers to revote for the person they voted for on Tuesday night. Does Diebold own them or something? :shrug: Apparently according to mtv.com they displayed incorrect phone numbers. I know anything can happen and people make mistakes, but c'mon. Really. How could a high rated tv show make a mistake like this? Aren't they supposed to be prepared? Three of the people had incorrect numbers. I guess I think it was quite funny.

[ET Awful]

1. Think of it this way . . . you know how much it's going to cost them?

Those "toll free" numbers are only toll free to the caller, not to the recipient :). It's gonna cost 'em a freakin' fortune for all those calls :).

[vpigrad]

2. The last time I heard something like this happened...

it was because a producer at one of the networks wanted to get back at his ex-girlfriend. He put her company's phone # on the screen. They went out of business due to a lawsuit from MCI. If you have a 1-800 number, things like this can happen and can easily put you out of business. The telcos just don't care.