Thanks for the explanation of how the bottom numbers were messed up. And yes, the fact that they give us another chance to vote, shows that it isn't rigged. However, last week I couldn't get thru at all, no matter which number I tried. It rang busy all night--and I tried as soon as the show ended (EST times) and at various hours thruout the night, incl. 130 AM and 330 AM, no matter what contestant I called, it rang busy.
Wow, that's bad. I haven't had a problem, but I've only cast votes a couple of times.
I wish you could vote over the internet, that would be the easiest.