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I think that it's unjust

Leroy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:49:26 -0800

I think that it's unjust that UPS can get away with just leaving it at your door without requiring a signiture. I orded a TV card from new~egg and UPS delivered it to the wrong house(same house address but two blocks away). So, NE sent out a new one. Well once UPS found out that they were going to be responsible to pay for the first one UPS called me and wanted me to file a police report. I just don't get it??? Anyways, I live in Washington State and I just sent in #2 XB360 for the RRoD. My first one was a "07," only to be replaced with an "06" ...now we will wait to see what the replacement is? I think that MS really screwwed us all by putting out a game device that wasn't thought out very well. I remember watching all the spotlite stuff they had on the designs and what it would do (gee, never once did they mention a short life span). All I can say is that they didn't put a lot into research...However, I look at how companys can make a lap top computer and they usually work without much problems (besides software. issues..i.e.MS software). I don't think it's asking to much to buy an electronic gaming device and actually have it work when you want to use it. It's ashame that for many fo us we are all experiencing mostly the same issues...and yet MS just puts a bandaide on it and sends it back as good....NOT!!!

I had the RROD once, had the

JMO — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:17:13 -0800

I had the RROD once, had the issue repaired by Microsoft and it was returned to me in perfect working condition. No problem. Then it happened again. Sent it in to Microsoft, they say they repaired it and sent it back to me, UPS says they delivered it, but I have no Xbox. Microsoft points finger at UPS, UPS back at Microsoft. I've filed a police report but the reality is that I am just out the hundreds of dollars spent on the console, accessories and games. I am currently selling all Xbox items and will be purchasing a PS3.

The issue isn't not being able to play; the issue is that I have been robbed. Neither Microsoft nor UPS are going to compensate me for the loss of this hardware. I am pursuing joining one of the class action lawsuits, but the real stupidity here is Microsoft lost an excellent customer in me.

it looks like the whole free

berty — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:32:27 -0800

it looks like the whole free thing isn’t that simple.

I’ve seen people reporting that only US customers will be offered the DRM-free music yesterday .And the upgrade is a all-or-nothing prospect, which means you can’t choose which tracks to upgrade.

Also,I hope Apple gives more options on upgrading my original purchases. I have hundreds of music in my itunes library,and I'm counting the money that will cost if I update all of them!

So.I still use wondershare media converter to help me,it is much economical.

I'll just wait for Apple to carry out more actions.

Why would you let this moron

Buff Daddy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:17:21 -0800

Why would you let this moron post that long azz post on your blog. moron

juss wondering if anyone had

jerry — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:19:31 -0800

juss wondering if anyone had any luck getting their funds back from e-bullion.com anyone know how bout i go or who to talk to ?

@TIS, I think this

David Kuan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:57:41 -0800

@TIS, I think this prediction has enough votes to become a playable prediction?

whats new about it,,why the

ruben — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:25:16 -0800

whats new about it,,why the silince,is the case closed?

My roommate just recently

Sean — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:29:27 -0800

My roommate just recently bought the "fix-it-yourself" kit on the internet. They gave him cotton swabs, contact cleaner and silver thermal compound and bits of hardware. He then followed the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuIl0kGf7dM and repaired my 360. worked perfect first try. So if your 360 is out of warranty and you dont want to send it back. Give it a shot. Also had enough thermal compound to repair another one of my friends xbox. 30 days later still good, Will post updates as time goes on to let you know how long the fix holds for...

I have had a 360 since

Ken — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:38:50 -0800

I have had a 360 since launch date, and it just broke today. I thought I was one of the lucky few who bought one that wasn't actually defective. I stood up for M$ and told others that they should just take better care of their gear; "3 years and counting, and I have never had a problem" is what I said just over the holidays.....

But, of course, after just over 3 years and many, many, many hours of play, RINGS OF DEATH. My box starting freezing up; I restarted the system, played for about 10 minutes, then it would freeze again. The bluish tint, checkered screen you may have heard about is what I saw. Then, after a couple of restarts I saw red.

Luckily, the fact that my box is outside the 3 year warranty is NOT A PROBLEM. That's right, I called customer support, and they will accept a free repair and return regardless of the fact that my 3 year warranty has expired. They won't send me a box for shipping and they couldn't even email the shipping label: "this is a different exchange program" is what the Indian lady told me. Whatever, no complaints as of yet, so long as the damn thing gets fixed (permanently).

QUESTION: has anyone had any success with the "fix it yourself" eBooks that are all over the web? I might try that if the repair doesn't hold.

No such legislation to delay

David Kuan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:41:05 -0800

No such legislation to delay DTV mandate was even proposed. Unfavorable judgment can now be rendered.

Did not happen. Unfavorable

David Kuan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:36:18 -0800

Did not happen. Unfavorable judgment can now be rendered.

If you own gold, sell it or

James Ross — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:21:15 -0800

If you own gold, sell it or you will eventually lose it. I have no gold in my home. Not even gold rings for this reason. When they confiscate gold from us I won't have any to take. If you want something that is secure from the FEDS buy a few acres on Arcturus.

this is great...i had my

Keltrikx — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:30:30 -0800

this is great...i had my xbox for mabye a little over a year (i got it Dec. 25/ 07) and breaks Dec. 28./08 before the 28th it worked flawlessly, it would mabye freeze once every 3 months or so but other than that it showed no signs of problems. on the 27th i was playing COD5 at about 2:00am, no freezing, no resting, and no signs of problems (Central Standard time) and then shut off for the night . the next day at about 1:00pm i went down stairs to play my 360 i turn it on and i get one red light flashing at the bottom right hand coner of the ring of light saying, error code E 74 please contact xbox support.error code E 74 means hardware failure meaning- broken hardware. BULL F*%@ING SH%#! it shows NO sign of ANY problems and it SOMEHOW breaks IN AN 11 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME!!! how the bloody hell dose that work?! i haven't even put a pice of paper on the thing, i treated it like a freaking pice of china! and it breaks in 11 hours...and i had just gotten Gears of War 2 and COD5 for Christmas...yeah...best Christmas ever. i called mircosoft and talked to a women who had an indian accent and talked like she was 5 miles away from me. i couldn't understand a @#*%ing word. i got everything i needed then hung up next morning i printed it out and i just shiped off today. a while ago I threw my gamecube out of a window to see if it would still work (i had just got the wii and gamecube was in mint condition) AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! i bet if i thew my xbox 360 out a window it would blow the the whole #$%*ING BLOCK OFF

we need to have some

sam — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:27:58 -0800

we need to have some information and fast, i have caled and called the FBI and the only thing they say is that they are sorting through the case information. HELP, i have 20,000 usd invested and i NEED the money back ASAP

E-Bullion was 100% liquid.

Joe Knows — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:40:02 -0800

E-Bullion was 100% liquid. The Federal agents who raided it and pocketed the gold are not going to let you guys get your money back. They will say e-Bullion was a ponzi scheme but it wasn't . They just say that to cover the fact they stole YOUR gold. They do this stuff all the time here in the USA.

James Fayed set up a system that was 100% reliant on him, with no backup. Now you see the importance of good corporate governance.

Sorry you e-Bullion account holders - you got hosed by the feds, and by Jim Fayed. Should have used GoldMoney.com - they have public audits.