Xbox live banning fee

[Floppy Mohawk]

Anyone heard anything about this:

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$$$ Costly XBL Banning Update $$$ Posted By: gek025 On 01-19-2005 12:46 PM
$90 BANNING FEE!

That's right people, it's been confirmed! People who are getting banned are being charged a $90 re-activation fee. You've heard it here first.
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Floppy

 

[icecreamguys]

Anyone heard anything about this:

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$$$ Costly XBL Banning Update $$$ Posted By: gek025 On 01-19-2005 12:46 PM
$90 BANNING FEE!

That's right people, it's been confirmed! People who are getting banned are being charged a $90 re-activation fee. You've heard it here first.
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Floppy

How can they do that?

Wow..

 

[babyblu]

the sameway the phone company does if you have your line is cut off

 

[Vyrus]

That's only if you want that same account back, you could just simply make a new account if you dont want to bother to keep the banned account. I'm pretty sure they would wipe your scores clean since you used a modchip, but the only benefit would be that you get to keep that certain GT.

 

[Slawek]

Ya but i dont think you'll be able to go back online with the same xbox, or at least with the same IP

 

[halomaster7777]

Well would you rather get back on that xbox for $90 or pay $150 for a new xbox?

 

[icecreamguys]

Well would you rather get back on that xbox for $90 or pay $150 for a new xbox?

That is a no-brainer..

 

[C0Ld_BuG]

Or you can pay around $10 and get an unbanned eeprom off of ebay.

C0Ld_BuG

 

[halomaster7777]

Yeah but if you have a upgraded HDD you have to replace that too,

 

[C0Ld_BuG]

The info in the new eeprom is all unbanned info. I thought by replacing the banned eeprom with an unbanned eeprom Live would work again....I thought this is how it worked.

Someone correct me if I am wrong...

C0Ld_BuG

 

[Gamer2005]

Ya but i dont think you'll be able to go back online with the same xbox, or at least with the same IP

heh just go buy a cheap xbox on ebay.. there u go.

 

[icecreamguys]

The info in the new eeprom is all unbanned info. I thought by replacing the banned eeprom with an unbanned eeprom Live would work again....I thought this is how it worked.

Someone correct me if I am wrong...

C0Ld_BuG

That is what I thought also.

Hmm....

 

[rh387]

you now have to replace hdd too. search marraige theory

 

[Falc0]

Well would you rather get back on that xbox for $90 or pay $150 for a new xbox?

Honestly, I'd just pay for the new Xbox but that's just me.

 

[halomaster7777]

For some people $60 dollars is alot, others it isn't.

 

[Vyrus]

The info in the new eeprom is all unbanned info. I thought by replacing the banned eeprom with an unbanned eeprom Live would work again....I thought this is how it worked.

Someone correct me if I am wrong...

C0Ld_BuG

You also need a new hardrive since the hardrive is also married with the EEprom, but since your gamertag was flag that means they'll do some checks on the hard drive which would then get you banned again UNLESS you created a new gamertag.

 

[rh387]

i would buy a refurb for $120 USD and put one of my extra x2.3b lites in it.

 

[RealestDeMo]

The info in the new eeprom is all unbanned info. I thought by replacing the banned eeprom with an unbanned eeprom Live would work again....I thought this is how it worked.

Someone correct me if I am wrong...

C0Ld_BuG

yeah that sounds right, It would marry the new eeprom to your upgraded HD, no need to downgrade your HD because you put a new eeprom on your xbox.

If they ever ban me from live, I don't think I'd want to go back anyways. I'll just play kai and save like 60$ a year.

 

[digger40cal]

I thought the serial number of the HD was linked to the banded eeprom, thus requiring a unbanded eeprom and new HD. Right or wrong?

 

[rh387]

correct, you would need both a new eeprom and a new hard drive