Voting slashed to 25p - No Text Votes

[JOSHUAH!]

The Sun has said today that voting will cost just 25p this year with 10p going to charity. There will be no more text votes.
Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...240500,00.html

[Ruth*Star]

well if that is true, i won't be voting anymore

[Sam]

Wow thats great only 25p :hugesmile:

[the_chosen_one]

Wow

[andybigbro]

Wow

[Sam]

Wow

[GhettoSuperstar]

Wow

[BIG-BRO-FAN]

Wow



Thanks for posting!

[Sam]

Ha lots of wows! :cheer2:

[GhettoSuperstar]

Originally posted by Sam
Ha lots of wows! :cheer2:

It's a shocker :laugh:

[Ruth*Star]

yeah i'm the only one who never said it

[Sam]

You still got time to lol

[Ruth*Star]

Yeah .....
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WOW

[Sam]

Yay weve all wowed

[Ruth*Star]

Yeah its a Wowathon

[Cody™]

i found texting so much easier! why would they get rid of that?

[Ruth*Star]

So did i, i only voted using texts, so if they have gotten rid of it, i can't vote.

[Sam]

Hmm i think they will keep the texting to be honest

[chazwwe]

WOW AND DAMN i only vote using txt asswel

[Cody™]

if u phone in using ur mobile, would their be additional costs?

[chazwwe]

probs there allways is

[MR.K!]

WOW... :bigsmile: texting is the only way i vote.. p.s how did tou find this out.. where ? Josh20593 ???!!!???

[chazwwe]

Originally posted by Caw
WOW... :bigsmile: texting is the only way i vote.. p.s how did tou find this out.. where ? Josh20593 ???!!!???
he said the sun

[MR.K!]

oops

[Gnaw]

WOW

[GhettoSuperstar]

Wow! :laugh3:

[Chrizzle]

Thats fantastic news. Good to hear that its not free like the rumor said.

[Dan_]

That's good news, probably end up helping them get more votes.

[Lemo]

Wow!!!!!

[Lil-Lindz]

well if this is true I wont be voting anymore, i only vote by text

[Chri$]

WOW! :thumbs2:

[Amy21]

Well its the least Big Brother can do lower the voting prices after all the racism row in Celebrity Big Brother this year.

[Lukieee]

They are supposidly getting rid of text votes because no provider can provide the text votes quick enough for the results to be aired or somthing like that anyway

[willow]

I don't vote anyway.

[*M*a*TT*H*ew*]

I can't vote then.

[Rory]

I'm not going to say wow, because I never will and never have vote(d)

[Jay]

Thats good i would probably vote more then once now and also they would get alot more votes.

[Matt08]

Sounds cool, wish there was still texting though.

[GlitterEyes]

I just hope whoever counts them gets it right and none go missing:whistle:

[chazwwe]

lol yeh thats been happerning alot latley

[Matt]

I will not be voting if the text voting is axed.

[Glenn.]

I only have one word..................WOW:tongue:

[Sam]

Ill vote even if texts dont count :laugh:

[Mrluvaluva]

From DS

Channel 4 has slashed the cost of Big Brother phone voting by half, and says will not make any profit from the calls.

Eviction phone votes for the new series, which starts on Wednesday, will drop from 50p to 25p per call (from BT landlines). A 10p charity donation will be made for each vote cast, with the remaining charge covering costs incurred by the broadcaster to provide the service. The phone voting process will also be monitored by an external law firm throughout the series.

Text voting has been scrapped completely this series, over worries that the mobile phone operators cannot process SMS messages within a suitable time frame.

Andy Taylor, the Channel 4 managing director, new media, said the channel has made the move to "ensure the audience has absolute confidence in the evictions, which are absolutely integral to the show's success."

"Cutting the cost of phone votes will hopefully encourage the highest possible number of our viewers to interact with the programme," he added.

[chazwwe]

WOW :colour::spin::thumbs2:

[Riz]

i saw that on BBC 1 teletext 501! lol

[Magic]

Originally posted by rakashmiri
i saw that on BBC 1 teletext 501! lol


yep, teletext bbc 501 and ch4 and ch4 140!!! i will be so sad when teletext goes down, for digital!!!

can anybody remember the teletext number for big brother??
444?

[Amy]

If you'd looked at our Homepage it's also on there :thumbs:
here : Eviction Voting (http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/big_brother_8_uk-Channel_4_halves_cost_of_eviction_voting_-59870.htm)

[Princess]

Thats well good!Probaly end up spending same amount of money though as I'll vote more because its cheaper!