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Xbox live safe?
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15. March 2007 @ 06:03 |
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Ok i just got a preowned harddrive from cash conveters.
Problem its still got 12 months gold live
Is it safe to use this?.
I still got my reciept
i belive this might be stolen then sold then i bought it
that fact its still got a email
and visa card details and friends trying to talk to me
this xbox live is dated 3/2007 to 3/2008 so its new?
safe for me to use?
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15. March 2007 @ 07:35 |
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well if you bought stolen goods, and you get caught, your in deep $#!+ but if its not stolen and you bought it and they didnt cancel it your good, i bought a used xbox once that had two accounts with 6 months left on them and i used both of them...
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15. March 2007 @ 07:44 |
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I bought it froma proper shop that the whole uk knows off
they even got a web site http://www.cashconverters.co.uk/
When they track is it the consle id and sn nunber or has the harddrive got its own id and thats tracked?
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15. March 2007 @ 07:46 |
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im not sure, when you log on it is going to trace your IP address and if your doing something wrong then xbox will contact you im sure..
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15. March 2007 @ 07:53 |
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If they track it by consle id, i would be fine becuase its just the harddrive that could be stolen.
But if the harddrive has a id when i go online with the harddrive they can track my ip etc
basicly what i need to know is, how would the harddrive be tracked down rembering that the 360 is mine the harddrive may be stolen
i can always wipe the data off or go back to the shop
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15. March 2007 @ 08:21 |
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they will track your IP, and there is a code in the hard drive, all hard drives have the serial number stored on them... its in the cache
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15. March 2007 @ 08:21 |
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12 months of xbox live left? i say you stay with it! hey your saving yourself $50 there buddy....... nd who knows it just might be your luck day. btw, since you say cashconverters is a popular store, i highly doubt they would sell stolen goods....now go pwn some noobs in gow!!
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15. March 2007 @ 08:38 |
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ok ill see how it goes
and if the police come to my house ill show them the reciept from the store so i should not get in troblem becuase i dont know i just bought it thats all.
Aldo the harddrive can that be tracked becuase normally they just use the xbox360 id and sn i dont know if the harddrive has these
and yes its a very good store theres problem around 1000+ in the uk
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15. March 2007 @ 08:43 |
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YES the hard drive can be tracked, it has a SN just like the motherboard inside the xbox
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15. March 2007 @ 08:51 |
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Well ill keep it use it then if they come for me ill give full details of whats happened
i got the reciept so i should be ok then
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15. March 2007 @ 09:59 |
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As long as you have proof of legitimate purchase, you made out. It's their responsibility to run these things for theft reports; not yours. As long as you do your part to purchase from a legitimate retailer; and keep proof of it, don't worry about it. Most people don't even know how to report most of that stuff properly anyways.
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15. March 2007 @ 11:38 |
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Thanks thats now peace at mind
Yes i do have proof of legitimate purchase thank god
Thats the best reply ive ever had
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16. March 2007 @ 01:14 |
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Sure you have proof you paid for the HDD
But do you have proof you have permission from the previous owner to access /use his/her confidential information i.e CC info/XBL account?
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16. March 2007 @ 06:59 |
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Worst case scenario, a cease and desist order is placed, so long as you don't attempt to generate new charges to a card, etc; using the information on a drive that was legally tendered to you would be a null point. Responsibility for cleaning the drive would fall onto the reseller. So it would ultimately be up to them to ensure that they were not compromising anyone's personal data; also it would be wise for the prior owner(Assuming it's not stolen initially, lol) to remove any data like that if they were concerned about it.
When I traded in my first couple xbox's I made sure to pull my Live account from them, so that there would be no problems down the road.
Ultimately though; he was given a drive, and he was given the drive with data on it, and no stipulating contract was agreed(by him) that prevents him from using it. If he had signed some big thing to use it; then it would be a different story, but no retailer is going to make you sign a 40 page legal statement before you can purchase a used product, they'd never get business. And if the current owner isn't the one who was shown the Live agreement, and Ok'd it; then he is not legally bound by it. M$ could terminate his account at any time; but that's about all they could do, really.
If I sell a drive to my friend, which has personal private information, and he uses that information, I would have VERY limited recourse in which to take action. Because it is no longer illegal access, as the drive becomes his property, so my privacy rights no longer apply to it. If it were stolen, the responsibility would fall either on me, or a third part retailer, if involved. But not the buyer, unless he was involved in some legally binding contract that he had either electronically or physically signed himself into.
So, one way or another, this guy is safe; the biggest risk is that there may be some slim chance of M$ banning his 360; in which case, you get a statement from M$ in their own, vague legaleze; which states that the information on the drive was related to his unit being banned, at which point any retailer fully understands that they will need to issue a refund or risk further action.
I love all this stuff, it's very complicated, and yet not. :D
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16. March 2007 @ 10:18 |
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lol i had to sign in to reply to day
Ive wiped off all the data and now useing it ,loving halo 2 again
Cant seem to get a gamer score on sonic game
Well ive wiped all the data so i cant use his/her live etc
i downloaded quake 4 demo today its really good.
If the poclice come to my door for what ever resaon ill hand over proof and the harddrive if they need it.
Loving 360
please tell me how i can find more fun on it?
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16. March 2007 @ 11:53 |
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Turn it on as often as possible, and consider flashing the drive when homebrew becomes popular; which should be soon since Mame, ScummVM, and Linux are all in the works, and seem to be close.
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16. March 2007 @ 12:17 |
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16. March 2007 @ 12:23 |
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lmfao. wtf are you talking about, btw....
REPORTED!!!!!!!!!
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16. March 2007 @ 12:57 |
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rugeiy, lightning struck!!!! posts edited
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17. March 2007 @ 06:32 |
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I have heard that the first hello world was relased on 360 for download
i may flash one day but im paying for warrenty so if it breaks down ill get it repaired or replace
great fun so far
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