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    1100 People Complain About Alleged X-Factor Vote-Rigging

    To Ofcom watchdog...

    December 18, 2007 by Jason Gregory

    Television watchdog Ofcom has now received “in the region of 1100 complaints” from viewers saying that they couldn’t register a vote for X-Factor runner up Rhydian Roberts.

    Roberts, who was favourite to win Saturday’s live final, eventually lost to teenager Leon Jackson.

    A spokeswoman for Ofcom told Gigwise that they were investigating all the complaints and that “any decision will be announced in due course.”

    X-Factor bosses said that the reason people experienced problems getting through was down to the huge volume of callers.

    Callers began to express their frustrations shortly after Saturday’s final, with some complaining that they hadn’t been able to cast their vote despite multiple attempts.

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    • how do they know 1100 is the right amount?

      ~ by kerz 12/18/2007 Report

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    • Because they made it up...such a joke. You Brits get pissed off so easy...get over yourselves! So the phone lines were busy, ”lets take it out on Simon Cowell because he’s successful and I’m not” The other guy got basically the same thing-a record deal from Syco. GET OVER IT!!!!

      ~ by Cheryl/Boston, USA 12/18/2007 Report

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    • Virgin Media Customer got in at 9-30pm redialled constantly until the lines closed - failed to get through - must have dialled 50-100 times in that period

      ~ by stephen farrell 12/18/2007 Report

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    • because that is how many people phoned in....oh, i see! Very funny! :-)

      ~ by Simon Cowell 12/18/2007 Report

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    • Who gives a shit?! They’re both awful!

      ~ by Wordsworth 12/18/2007 Report

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