I have never heard of power voting or power texting, and I certainly didn't have AT&T Reps come to one of my parties and "demonstrate" how this is done or hand out phones that had this capability. I find that very strange, Mom for Kris, that you have indicated that power texting is old news. Thursday: Here's the "Showbiz Tonight" panel on the controversy: Was the final vote fair? Post your comments below or head over to iReport to share video of your reaction. Moreover, there were initial reports of a huge amount of votes coming out of Arkansas.īut was Allen's home state also his swing state? We may never know. Lambert fans apparently were not afforded the same opportunity.Īt the finale, "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest did not announce how many votes separated Allen and Lambert. "A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.” “In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community," a spokesman for the company said.
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The New York Times reported that representatives from AT&T provided free phones and lessons on how to "power text" at two fan parties held in support of Allen in his home state of Arkansas.įans of the show could only text in their votes via AT&T's mobile network, and employees reportedly provided demo phones and taught party attendees how to to send 10 or more text messages at the press of a single button, which is known as "power texting." The story was first reported in an article in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.Īccording to the Times, AT& T released a statement Tuesday.
Some of the "Lambs," as the hardcore Adam Lambert fans are known, are up in arms over reports that "American Idol" winner Kris Allen may have gotten a voting boost courtesy of show sponsor, AT&T.