This is v creepyBut JJ if you are actually looking at this (rather than entering a witness relocation programme and severing all ties to the internet), try contacting Microsoft.
They do seem really flexible warranty-wise for RROD incidents - I ended up getting a brand new machine for my second hand 360 when it got RROD a couple of years ago, despite the fact that it was a) outside the 5 year extended cover they give RROD, and b) second hand through a totally non-MS accredited purches.
Microsoft in 'top notch customer service' shocker.
(They do seem really flexible warranty-wise for RROD incidents - I ended up getting a brand new machine for my second hand 360 when it got RROD a couple of years ago, despite the fact that it was a) outside the 5 year extended cover they give RROD, and b) second hand through a totally non-MS accredited purches.
Microsoft in 'top notch customer service' shocker.
barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Sun 20 May 2012, 15:29,
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"win at any cost"Still, can't argue with getting a replacement machine in such circumstances.
and similarly, I got a replacement hard drive from seagate in the same way.
edit: but that was in warranty, so it's not the same thing, so forget everything I said.
(and similarly, I got a replacement hard drive from seagate in the same way.
edit: but that was in warranty, so it's not the same thing, so forget everything I said.
discomeats This canoe,
Sun 20 May 2012, 15:31,
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I was gobsmacked.I don't know if I caught one of their reps on a really good day or what, but straight after the initial phone conversation (where I said it was second hand - no bullshitting on my part, they just took the serial number and ID'd it from that) they emailed me a prepaid postage voucher to send it to them, and within 3 days I had a phone call from them saying "it's an old machine, we generally don't bother repairing them, so there's a new unit on its way to you".
Total down-time 7 days, total effort on my part - finding a cardboard box and a bunch of bubblewrap to pack it in. First rate.
(Total down-time 7 days, total effort on my part - finding a cardboard box and a bunch of bubblewrap to pack it in. First rate.
barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Sun 20 May 2012, 15:35,
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yay for microsoft!That means you only had to spend 7 days scratching discs yourself :)
( discomeats This canoe,
Sun 20 May 2012, 15:37,
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To be fair it's been way more reliable than my old PS2 was.With the obvious exception of the incident referred to above.
( barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Sun 20 May 2012, 15:45,
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