X Box problem
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X Box problem
My X Box failed to work on Saturday. I called cutomer service and told me to send it to them to fix. I am curious to find out how many times people had to send theirs in to get fixed.
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I think I bought mine last September. I've have zero problems with it. I really haven't touch it in about 3 months, been playing the gamecube.
I did get excited today. I finally found some CDRW's that would copy music to the xbox hd. That may keep me busy with the xbox for a while.
I did get excited today. I finally found some CDRW's that would copy music to the xbox hd. That may keep me busy with the xbox for a while.
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From: The Frozen Tundra of Minnesota
Bought mine at launch, it died last winter after only occasional use. MS wanted $100+ to fix it. Instead, I sold it on ebay for $85, and bought a new one for $180 a couple weeks ago.
First gaming machine I've ever had die on me.
First gaming machine I've ever had die on me.
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I had mine at December after launch 2001, the dvd rom gave errors on most disks (even Ghost Recon - brand new shrink wrapped) after 14 months, they wanted $100 to fix it as the warranty expired. Eventually they repaired it for free. DVD Rom was bad and got a new one in there.
Now no problems, but I would suggest an extended warranty if very cheap, as you can get a new one for $179 now.
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Now no problems, but I would suggest an extended warranty if very cheap, as you can get a new one for $179 now.
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I bought mine a few weeks after launch. No problems until I starting getting the occasional "dirt disc error" message. It became more frequent until I finally could not play games at all. I sent it in to get fixed around January of this year. Got it back and they obviously did nothing to it (or "fixed" the wrong problem.
I raised holy hell, sent it back in again & I have not seen a "dirty disc" message since. I was definitely glad I bought the warranty (something I never do usually).
I raised holy hell, sent it back in again & I have not seen a "dirty disc" message since. I was definitely glad I bought the warranty (something I never do usually).
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If it's telling you that it can't read a disc (disc-error) then this a a problem that happens to the first and smoe second generation machines. The DVD readers are not the best and will flake out.
Mine started giving me problems after about a year (I got mine in December 2001). I mailed it to them (with a box they sent to me) and it was back to me within 5 days. It's worked fine ever since.
Works great and the repair was free.
Mine started giving me problems after about a year (I got mine in December 2001). I mailed it to them (with a box they sent to me) and it was back to me within 5 days. It's worked fine ever since.
Works great and the repair was free.
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Does anyone else's X-box controllers blow? Out of our hallway in our dorm, we had 4 x box's, and out of the 8 controllers we had 2 that were completely broke and unusable, and another 2 that were breaking or some buttons didn't work.
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I bought my xbox around june/july of 2002. I would get a dirty disc error sometimes when I was playing Morrowind but otherwise it was okay.
Back in april this year I got a "modded xbox" error while trying to get onto xbox live. Needless to say, I did not modify my xbox so I had to send in my box. After they received and fixed my box, they sent it out to me only to have the exact same error message. I was pretty upset and called the support ppl immediately. I had to resend my box in and this time they sent me a refurb unit to me instead of trying to fix my box. Total time for this problem to be fixed including shipping time...6 1/2 weeks. MS really does support their product which is great but the hassle of sending in my box twice for the same problem was a bit frustrating. By the time I got my box back, I didnt have the urge to play more anymore. Now I'm just waiting for halo 2
Back in april this year I got a "modded xbox" error while trying to get onto xbox live. Needless to say, I did not modify my xbox so I had to send in my box. After they received and fixed my box, they sent it out to me only to have the exact same error message. I was pretty upset and called the support ppl immediately. I had to resend my box in and this time they sent me a refurb unit to me instead of trying to fix my box. Total time for this problem to be fixed including shipping time...6 1/2 weeks. MS really does support their product which is great but the hassle of sending in my box twice for the same problem was a bit frustrating. By the time I got my box back, I didnt have the urge to play more anymore. Now I'm just waiting for halo 2
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Does anyone else's X-box controllers blow? Out of our hallway in our dorm, we had 4 x box's, and out of the 8 controllers we had 2 that were completely broke and unusable, and another 2 that were breaking or some buttons didn't work
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Originally posted by T-Wolves
Bought mine at launch, it died last winter after only occasional use. MS wanted $100+ to fix it. Instead, I sold it on ebay for $85, and bought a new one for $180 a couple weeks ago.
First gaming machine I've ever had die on me.
Bought mine at launch, it died last winter after only occasional use. MS wanted $100+ to fix it. Instead, I sold it on ebay for $85, and bought a new one for $180 a couple weeks ago.
First gaming machine I've ever had die on me.
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From: The Frozen Tundra of Minnesota
Originally posted by al_bundy
Someone actually paid money for a broken X-Box? What would they do with it?
Someone actually paid money for a broken X-Box? What would they do with it?




