[Ciexyz]

I had a lot of trouble getting thru to vote for Bo. I dialed over and over thirty times and finally got one vote in. I dialed many more times just to see how long it would take to get a second vote in. After recording the two votes, I gave up in frustration.

This contest isn't entirely legit, IMO, until they make it easier to get thru. Like, having TEN numbers to call for each contestant.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

I had a lot of trouble getting thru to vote for Bo.

Did you try all 3 numbers? I couldn't get through on 01 or 05, but when I tried 03 I got through with no problems. I ended up voting for him 50 times! (Seems like a lot to me ... though I know I'm a piker compared to some here.) OTOH, I am on the West coast and I didn't start to vote until nearly an hour after the show was over. That could have made a difference.

[Netizen]

You might have given up too soon. I found that the last hour almost every call I made went through.

[texasflower]

I agree. It just seems to me that the numbers must be very close all the time, since people will just slam the phone system until time runs out. So most will be very close in total numbers of votes

Having alternate numbers might help. Or some way to have only one vote per person, but that seems hard to do, since many people watch with their families or with a crowd.