Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[BRH]

Texting, while not as big as in the U.K. is definately on the increase in the U.S. though. I haven't heard any radio stations here taking text messages yet, but it is often used for voting in polls on TV shows like American Idol and Big Brother, etc. Also, I know there has been some controversy over texting recently among teenagers in high schools, where some had been using text messages to cheat on exams.

[Ema]

Texting, while not as big as in the U.K. is definately on the increase in the U.S. though. I haven't heard any radio stations here taking text messages yet, but it is often used for voting in polls on TV shows like American Idol and Big Brother, etc. Also, I know there has been some controversy over texting recently among teenagers in high schools, where some had been using text messages to cheat on exams.

yeah they've found that over here in the UK too thats why we have our phones banned or turned off in the exams,yeah we use texting for big brother,XFactor etc

[Jono]

Texting, while not as big as in the U.K. is definately on the increase in the U.S. though. I haven't heard any radio stations here taking text messages yet, but it is often used for voting in polls on TV shows like American Idol and Big Brother, etc. Also, I know there has been some controversy over texting recently among teenagers in high schools, where some had been using text messages to cheat on exams.

Pretty much the same here then. It certainly has caught on very rapidly in the last few years here

[BRH]

Many schools here in the U.S. also now either ban phones or require them to be turned off (or at least try to ban them, but some still sneek them in).

Also, as I said, text messaging is big on shows like American Idol, Big Brother, Survivor, etc. when they do polls and votes. Speaking of which, I love Big Brother. I believe the U.S. version began around the same time as the U.K. version several years ago. I know the U.K. version just wrapped up this year because I heard them talking about it on Radio 1. The current U.S. version (Big Brother 6) is still going on and is a little over halfway through. The finale' is supposed to be in late September. It's been a pretty fun group this year and is getting better every week. If anyone is interested, you can check out the details on the U.S. version of Big Brother at www.cbs.com/bigbrother

I like a lot of the reality type TV shows, so thanks for bringing many of those to us here in the U.S. I know American Idol (Pop Idol), and Big Brother both originated in the U.K. first.

[Jono]

Big Brother here is very different. You don't get the whole Davina McCall stylee. We have huge crowds and the eviction takes place in a crowded studio, live. Banners the lot. Last time I caught it it was very different. Reminds me of a soap opera in America.

[David]

I forgot to say hey to our American listeners so there we are! Great to see you're enjoying the likes of Moyles, Mills etc.

[squigy0]

I text everysingle day just about spent alot of money on it but its cheaper than phone calls

Maybe that's why we don't text as much here. While we pay per-text charges or pay an extra $10 a month for unlimited texts, phonecalls to anywhere in the US don't cost any extra money. I have Vonage (which just launched in the UK - http://www.vonage.co.uk) at home, and pay nothing for calls to the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and am charged $.02 a minute for calls to England.

[Jono]

Ah, interesting, so what's your views of JK and Joel.

[Ema]

Ah, interesting, so what's your views of JK and Joel.

yeah what do you people who listen from america think of JK and Joel?

[squigy0]

BUMP

I'm back!! I had canceled my Sirius Satellite Radio subscription last year since I was listening a lot more to my XM Satellite Radio. But as of today, BBC Radio One is now available on XM, adding the potential of about 10 million more listeners to Radio One.

Yay more listeners.

[DC]

more importantly, what are your views on mark and lard?

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