xbox live - scam?

red_ice

i got an xbox saturday just gone and bought xbox live the same day for 50 quid.

I configured it to my network, got it up and running, then i entered my MS ID number which gives you '12 months of gaming'

After i entered that, i was then prompted for credit card details and a billing address... incase i want to use it for another 1 year..

does anyone know of a way around this? WTF can some 16 year old(im not 16) who wants to play his new xbox online use a credit card which he doesnt have?

Does anyone here have xbox live? How did you do it?

Clover

at the moment you need a cc , i borrowed the brothers card and used that no problem.

there will be other ways of getting onto live , scratch cards and some live games will have 2 months free xbox live access , but when that will be available i don't know.

Placebo

i think it should be free..........

Deadwing

I thin kit should be something other than broadband only

smiaras

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red_ice

the connection is to england. They are releasing it in november in the hope that there will be more people using Broadband.

90% of console retailers have the xbox software and hardware, but they are not allowed to sell it

Darth Ratilis

Dawm double postin ....

Darth Ratilis

Just borrow a CC, you dont accually need it for any thing other than validation.

you can renew your account with subs codes.

PS once you get it working you'll never be off the bleadin' thing.

See you on L!VE

Gummy Panda

It said on the box credti card required. Should've read it first!!

red_ice

i should have read it first? true, big mistake not to... but they advertise it as 'buy the live package and play online' not, 'buy it, throw in your CC details, then you can paly online for 12 months and then we start takin from your CC'

Also, another thing that really piss' me off, you need to by a dvd kit to watch dvds? cmon like...

microsoft are really milking it ***

Gummy Panda

The credit card thing is to make repayment easier. Plus everything is standardised unlike the ps2 network. They said the main reason for the credit card beside renewal of subscription was to secure Gamertags.

Now about the DVD remote, that can be a pain in ass but considering that you need to buy sony's remote to get proper features of dvd playback then its not bad. Plus you need nearly a whole card store the DVD software update for the sony remote which leads to buy another memory card.

chernobyl

Originally posted by red_ice

Also, another thing that really piss' me off, you need to by a dvd kit to watch dvds? cmon like...

microsoft are really milking it ***

Do you research man. Its essentially the same as the PS2 setup. MS get the profits from the remote. If you wanted DVD playback it would have cost you more to buy the Xbox because of the codec costs.

Shinji

It's worth pointing out that any PS2 you buy as of today (at the new lower price) comes bundled with a remote, built in IR receiver, dolby 5.1 decoder and better DVD playback quality...

Gummy Panda

Originally posted by Shinji
It's worth pointing out that any PS2 you buy as of today (at the new lower price) comes bundled with a remote, built in IR receiver, dolby 5.1 decoder and better DVD playback quality...

True, but that wasn't always the case. Anyway you still need a memery card. They both have their accessories that you have to pay extra for. They have sell these things separate to keep console cost down. Maybe now that sony are bundling the remote with their console, MS might do the same. Atleast Nintendo bundle memory cards with their consoles.