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Post by wam on Dec 31, 2007 20:38:27 GMT -5
uh im sending it in soon. i called and theyll include a free xbox live month card. dont they include 2 games? like marvel alliance and forza motorsport?
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Post by merobb on Dec 31, 2007 21:34:37 GMT -5
Ummm...no.
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Post by Sully© on Dec 31, 2007 21:42:36 GMT -5
uh im sending it in soon. i called and theyll include a free xbox live month card. dont they include 2 games? like marvel alliance and forza motorsport? Yeah if your 360 dies they give you 2 free games.... No not really. They just repair it send it back. |
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Post by ruthlessagression on Dec 31, 2007 21:46:08 GMT -5
No free games. But you do get a gold card for one month. Should be 3 months for the time you wait.
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Post by merobb on Dec 31, 2007 21:55:02 GMT -5
Let's see.
12 month Gold subscription to Xbox Live = $60
$60 / 12 months = $5 for a month of Live.
It's pretty much BS that is all they give you for THEM selling faulty hardware. Yeah, here's $5. Bastards.
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Post by Mole on Dec 31, 2007 22:02:25 GMT -5
Yeah, because it's not like they're replacing it for free or anything...
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Post by merobb on Dec 31, 2007 22:16:31 GMT -5
Who cares? Yeah, it's convienent when it happens, but it's down right ridiculous that the failure rate is over 50%. And Microsoft didn't even acknowledge the issue until well into it's 2nd year on the market. And while they have acknowledged it now, they're still not doing much of anything to solve the issue.
So I really don't give a damn that they are replacing it for free. I've already had to send mine in once. I love my Xbox 360, but the Xbox 360 itself is a piece of $hit.
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Post by Villa on Dec 31, 2007 22:44:03 GMT -5
I get Red rings of death all the time, If 2 of the 3 lights are slightly faded, It still works
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Post by Mole on Dec 31, 2007 23:12:38 GMT -5
Who cares? Yeah, it's convienent when it happens, but it's down right ridiculous that the failure rate is over 50%. And Microsoft didn't even acknowledge the issue until well into it's 2nd year on the market. And while they have acknowledged it now, they're still not doing much of anything to solve the issue. So I really don't give a damn that they are replacing it for free. I've already had to send mine in once. I love my Xbox 360, but the Xbox 360 itself is a piece of $hit. First of all, your 50% is bullcrap. Secondly, what do you think they should do to solve the issue? They can't do a recall. Period. Doing so would ruin them. The 3 year warranty for the red ring is huge, and we will probably not get anything more than that. They're making changes to the new hardware which should make them more reliable, but there's not a whole lot more they can do for the people who have older consoles beyond the warranty. |
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Post by amxfiles on Dec 31, 2007 23:13:45 GMT -5
Jesus Mole. 87% of all percentages are made up. 93% of the people know that  |
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Post by Mole on Dec 31, 2007 23:16:23 GMT -5
Jesus Mole. 87% of all percentages are made up. 93% of the people know that  Yeah, just like how 90% of the world's internet population uses Myspace. |
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Dec 31, 2007 23:22:05 GMT -5
Buy a PS3, it'll all be over.
Kidding. My friends have gotten the red ring of death too, and they waited about a month or two. Sucks to be you, but I hope it goes as quick as possible.
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Post by Edgeman05 on Dec 31, 2007 23:39:25 GMT -5
Sucks to hear. I remember I never got a free 1 month card LOL.
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Post by chumped on Dec 31, 2007 23:40:55 GMT -5
Buy a PS3, it'll all be over.Kidding. My friends have gotten the red ring of death too, and they waited about a month or two. Sucks to be you, but I hope it goes as quick as possible. You have already talked me into that  |
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Post by merobb on Jan 1, 2008 0:10:54 GMT -5
I realize that they can't recall the system, but they're doing little to solve the problem for the systems still being produced. Yeah, they're starting to implement the new Falcon CPU which run cooler, but the CPU isn't the problem. It's the GPU that overheats and causes the red ring, not CPU.
And even when you do send your 360 in, in most cases it either:
1) gets "repaired" and it send back to you
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2) you're sent a refurbished one.
In either account you don't recieve a brand new 360 or the new chip.
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Post by Mole on Jan 1, 2008 0:13:51 GMT -5
Well, if it's not refurbished, it is repaired. And they also are getting better GPUs.
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Post by merobb on Jan 1, 2008 0:38:37 GMT -5
They may have plans to, but they haven't touched the GPU yet.
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Post by Eyce on Jan 1, 2008 1:05:53 GMT -5
I get Red rings of death all the time, If 2 of the 3 lights are slightly faded, It still works |
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Post by rawsmackdown89 on Jan 1, 2008 12:48:18 GMT -5
uh im sending it in soon. i called and theyll include a free xbox live month card. dont they include 2 games? like marvel alliance and forza motorsport? Join the club, I got the red rings a little while back and got mine back the day before Halo 3 came out. |
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Post by Dwight on Jan 1, 2008 14:42:32 GMT -5
You know what sucks, every time I turn on my 360 im afraid I'm going to get the thing. That is a crappy feeling. I got my Elite at Best Buy and they gave me a 3 year warranty, and the guy said I can literally walk in, have them test it, and if its broke, they'll hand me another system. Thats awesome and I love that... I think I paid 70 bucks for it but its WELL worth it. But still, Having a feel of getting it still sucks.
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