Xbox Live Experience...is it really this bad?

[FendersRule]

My brother just got his Xbox (bought him one from a friend, who rarely used it. It has never been opened or tampered with).

Created a gamer tag. I thought it would be kinda neat to use "XboxRROD".

It worked, and he was signed up for a silver account. We then upgraded his account to gold status buying Xbox Live for 3 months.

When updated the information on the Xbox, and when it logs us in, it says "you have new messages that must be read"

"You have been suspended until 12/31/9999

Logged in to xbox.com. No reason in either emails. I am just confused.

[plowmanjoe]

weird. they don't really make mistakes with that stuff. i would talk to the friend you bought it from and maybe who he bought it from?

other than that i would contact microsoft.

[Blue-Man]

Contact Microsoft, what else can you do. Thats really strange, i love my xbox live.

[FendersRule]

Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,922.39
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MICROSOFT XBOX LIVE

$19.99
$1,921.39
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MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,901.40
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,900.40
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,899.40
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MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,898.40

Why are they continuously dinging me a dollar?

[Papi4baby]

Call Microsoft.

[GodofBlu]

Did you set the correct date on the Xbox console. I know there was once an issue with that.

[mightypen]

Originally Posted by FendersRule

My brother just got his Xbox (bought him one from a friend, who rarely used it. It has never been opened or tampered with).

Created a gamer tag. I thought it would be kinda neat to use "XboxRROD".

It worked, and he was signed up for a silver account. We then upgraded his account to gold status buying Xbox Live for 3 months.

When updated the information on the Xbox, and when it logs us in, it says "you have new messages that must be read"

"You have been suspended until 12/31/9999

Logged in to xbox.com. No reason in either emails. I am just confused.

Yeah, I also am confused as to why you would be suspended...

[djluis2k6]

Wow that's crazy. I've been on XBOX Live since 05 and never had a problem with it. Are you using a modded XBOX?

[Anthony P]

Yeah, I also am confused as to why you would be suspended...

agree, he intentionally picked an inflammatory name, on the other hand what is he being charged those 1$ for?

[BIGMERF]

call them. what are you waiting for. it would have been the first thing i did. I love live to me it is far beyond anything else. When home works out its kinks and hits alpha then maybe, but for now live is way better

[darwin316]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

Wow that's crazy. I've been on XBOX Live since 05 and never had a problem with it. Are you using a modded XBOX?

+1

dont trust your friend.

[Leopold BUTTERS]

it's your name...xboxRROD. That is why you were suspended.

[GodofBlu]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

it's your name...xboxRROD. That is why you were suspended.

I doubt it. Xbox isn't petty like that. I think either he has a modded box or the previous owner was banned and somehow the box is tagged. Either way, call Xbox support.

[jw]

call your card issuer, do a chargeback and get them to suspend or decline and microsoft charges

[xtop]

If it says you have been suspended until 12-31-9999, then you need to turn the parental controls on your 360 off... I migrated my NickfaT account to my 360 for the hell of it, and then tried to sign onto my original Xbox, but it wouldn't work. So I turned the parental controls off on my 360 and it let me sign on.

found that on a forum. but it sounds to me like you're using a modded xbox

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by FendersRule

Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,922.39
 Pending
MICROSOFT XBOX LIVE

$19.99
$1,921.39
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,901.40
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,900.40
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,899.40
 Pending
MICROSOFT ONLINE

$1.00
$1,898.40

Why are they continuously dinging me a dollar?

PSN does the same thing, I remember somebody asking this question. I don't think the actual dollar is ever charged to your card permanately. It has something to do with them testing the card, then they run the real transaction through, then they refund the dollar. I forget why they do this though.

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

it's your name...xboxRROD. That is why you were suspended.

No... they don't suspend your account for a gamertag, they just force you to pick a new one before you are allowed to sign on. Been there done that.

What they OP is experiencing is a console ban. In the past MS would just ban individual user accounts of modders and hackers, but that didn't really help the situation as they could just create a new account and get right back on. So with the 360, MS wisely applied the ban to the modded console itself to insure that it could never sign back in to XBL. MOST of these bans are correct, but A FEW consoles have been banned erroneously. Call MS to find out why the console has been banned. It may be neccessary to send the console in to determine whether or not it has ever been actually modded.

[whatever_happened]

Wow that sucks, they havent done that to me, and its not the name you used, i have seen far worse....xboxni**er was one of them, if that wasnt banned yours wouldnt be.....
Call them...now..haha let us know what happened...

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by whatever_happened

Wow that sucks, they havent done that to me, and its not the name you used, i have seen far worse....xboxni**er was one of them, if that wasnt banned yours wouldnt be.....
Call them...now..haha let us know what happened...

There are some gamertags that are blocked from ever being formed. If you are actually able to make a gamertag, then it can be banned anytime in the future if an XBL member finds it offensive and files a complaint about it.

[STARSCREAM]

Sounds like you need to go have a talk with your friend.