Am i the only woman that is hooked on my Xbox 360

[Gamergirl80]

Well, more to the point call of duty, mainly cod4, but i have been hooked on World at war for 4 weeks... the sad fact is i have just had to send my xbox off to germany to be fixed (got ring of death).. and im mortified, i am counting the days till my baby comes home i keep looking at my games .... im getting withdrawals!

[Gamergirl80]

thats where microsoft send it to be repaired! the ring of death is just a term for when 3 red rings light on the front of your xbox, basically means the system is knackered, only had the box for a year!

[king_arthur]

Ring of death??

I've had a curry from the local Indian take away that had that effect on me!!

[pinkkitty]

oh no - i remember you posting about your ring of death in the gaming section, it'll be back before you know it. ours didn't take long at all.

I'm also a girl that loves gaming, very much looking forward to Velvet Assassin, which is out in feb.

[cazzz1975]

I like gaming but I dont have a lot of time to do it

[Gamergirl80]

well, i did kick up a stink but they insisted that they could not replace it and that they would repair it for �60 and give me another 1 years warranty on it. I just wanted it repaired so i just told them to pick it up as soon as! The only thing i think i could has possibly done is overplayed it! but thats no crime, right..lol

[dustinmyeye]

its guitar hero that does it for me , i try to limit myself because i know if i go on it then i have to stay on it for numerous hours and it always results in a claw type hand which hurts the next day but is soooo worth it.

[Gamergirl80]

I just love call of duty, got no time for nothing else, no other games interest me! On line cod is fantastic, everyone plays different, everytime you go on, and on world at war you get a nemisis, so its great, get really interesting!, and i have set all my guns and perks up different, for different levels... i just love it!

[pinkkitty]

i can't believe they charge you to fix the rings of death when it's a known problem. I thought they had extended the warrenty on xboxes to cover the rings? or is that just on the elite?

[Gamergirl80]

Oh... i lie... i do love 'Lips', got it for xmas, and was rockin out on it till 4.30 in the morning, our friends fell asleep on the sofa and me and my hubby were kickin it ...lol, couldt talk the next day mind you!

[Gamergirl80]

My xbox is a black elite, 120 MB harddrive, cost me a bomb... so i would have thought it would have lasted!!

[Gamergirl80]

I think you may be right wibble, think i may have been ripped off... but as long as they fix it, i'll argue it later... just want it back!

[pinkkitty]

Hmmm. we've had our elite for 2 years, and when we had the rings of death a few months ago they fixed it for free, as the elite is meant to be covered for 3 years purely for the ring of fire

[Gamergirl80]

I cant believe that! pink.... they were adamant that i had to pay! they must have seen me coming, loads of ppl have said they didnt have to pay, oh well.

[pinkkitty]

just double-checked with my hubby, as the xbox is in his name and he was the one who sorted out our repair, he says he's sure the red rings of death are covered for at least 3 years, and suggested you phone Microsoft and insist on a refund for the cost of the repair. your xbox is newer than ours and we weren't charged

[pinkkitty]

found this for you on xboxelite.co.uk

"Posted on 6th July 2007 by Ross McClymont
The folks at the Xbox Community Network have been asking Chris Lewis (Region Vice President, Xbox EMEA) a few questions about the new warranty. Most of them are similar to the FAQs posted on Xbox.com yesterday, but it clarifies that there is a problem in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) too. Read on for the full interview...
What exactly does the new warranty cover?

Chris Lewis: Currently in Europe the Xbox 360 console is covered by a 1 year manufacturer�s warranty, however in most countries the Xbox 360 has a two year retailer warranty. If the console is out of warranty, there is a charge (105 Euro + tax) to have it repaired. It then comes with an additional one year repair warranty. With these changes, there is effectively a three year warranty with no charge for repair for general hardware failures indicated by the three flashing red lights error message on the console.

[imhotep]

Firstly,I haven't got an Xbox, as yet.
But I have got my eye on a PS3.
Mind you,I am not an anti-Xbox person, as the games that I have seen on this console which my nephew owns, have extremely good graphics.
My nephew also has a PS3 as well, as a PS2.His dad is a GP,so he can afford these luxurious items.
I like ladies who have a hobby for this kind of thing.
At the moment I don't have a girlfriend.But when I do get one, I hope she is mad on games as well as I.
I hope you receive your Xbox soon Gamergirl.
It must be heartbreaking waiting for an eternity for your console to wing its way back to you.
I'm playing on my PSP at the mo.