HOW TO: VOTE FOR SANJAYA

by The Webmaster

So you’ve decided you want to vote for an "American Idol" contestant but you have no idea how it works, you’re not alone. Here are a few pointers for tonight:

During the “Performance Show,” which is Tuesday night, they will announce each performer’s specific toll free number, if you don’t feel like watching the show, don’t worry, you can come back here to get the call-in numbers (for instance):

SANJAYA’S CALL-IN NUMBER IS: 1-866-436-57--

Here's a hint, in the first half hour or so of voting you will experience a lot of busy signals, after that it is much easier to get through.

Voting begins at the end of the show’s broadcast in your time-zone and lasts for 2 hours after that (they apparently enforce this through something other than caller id, so don’t even bother trying to get around this restriction). Check TVGuide.com to see what time “Idol” airs in your area.

Finally, as Howard noted, the producers seem to have the right to shut off the voting whenever they want within that 2 hour window, SO VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN...if you want to that is.

One other thing, “American Idol” uses (866) toll free numbers NOT (800) numbers, if you dial the wrong number you may get a message that asks you to call a (900) to vote.
DO NOT EVER CALL A (900) NUMBER TO VOTE FOR “AMERICAN IDOL” – it’s a scam.

For more info go to VoteForTheWorst.com or the Sanjaya Fan Network.

VoteForTheWorst.com is offering the following service for anyone who wants Sanjaya's # sent directly to your cell phone:

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As if Vote for the Worst isn't cool enough already, we've partnered with AskMeNow! to bring you VFTW updates on your cell phone. All you need to do is text 'VFTW' to 27563 to sign up. You'll receive Sanjaya's phone number as a text message on Tuesday nights in case you won't be around to watch the show, and you'll also receive results on Wednesday nights! We're working on adding extra content for subscribers, and best of all, it's completely free (but standard text messaging rates apply... if Cingular charges you 15 cents for a text, they'll still charge you for these). So make sure to sign up today, that way you'll have Sanjaya's number handy even if you can't (or don't want to) watch the show!