Is this the beginning of the end?

[SnowHawk]

sorry that hapoened to you i had an 360 and after 2 months it kept freezing like yours did so i took it back to game and replaced it but i sold that one i have a ps3 no problems yet but it is sad that consoles die MS should really fix this

[Pez_555]

i cant believe it. simply cant. i didnt think it would happen to me. i thought i was one of the lucky ones to only have suffered with 2 freezes in 1 year 5 months. how could it all change that suddenly?

[Thorzilla]

"You know...Sh*t happens ^^"
Dont know who i heard that one...Get your PS3 out of the box and play!

[Boogie Woogie]

well its official, within 1 and a half hour of getting my 3rd console freeze i get the red ring:



man, why has this happened MS.

We're deeply sorry for your loss . I'll prepare the funeral arrangements .

*bows head , turns around and slowly walks away*

[Pez_555]

We're deeply sorry for your loss . I'll prepare the funeral arrangements .

*bows head , turns around and slowly walks away*

lol yea. you were online when i was signing in and out, you must have noticed? well that was me turning my console on and off trying to make it work!

[coolguy]

let the 360 sit for while unplug every thing and take the hard drive off.
then after like 10 mins hook it all back up and trun it on.
this might hepl it

[Pez_555]

let the 360 sit for while unplug every thing and take the hard drive off.
then after like 10 mins hook it all back up and trun it on.
this might hepl it

thanks for the help but i have already tried it. it wasnt an issue of overheating - i had just got out of bed and turned it on.

do yourself a favour and dont waste your money on the 360, at least until they release it with all the problems sorted.

[pascale]

I wonder how long is the average before a new console gets the ROD (when it does, of course)...

[Einz]

well its official, within 1 and a half hour of getting my 3rd console freeze i get the red ring:



man, why has this happened MS.

Welcome to the club

[Dodgefate]

well its official, within 1 and a half hour of getting my 3rd console freeze i get the red ring:



man, why has this happened MS.

Sorry for your loss man I know the feeling x3

[Boogie Woogie]

lol yea. you were online when i was signing in and out, you must have noticed? well that was me turning my console on and off trying to make it work!

Lol , i was wondering what was going on when you kept logging in and out .

[rugbynuus]

I have had my xbox360 for 5months now and still no problems.

[jakncoke]

Thats sucks for you man , alot of money down the drain. Has the Elite shown similar mass R.O.D problems ?

[thekingofkings]

If you refuse to do all those...send the console to me and let me have it. I'll do some fast talking, get it fixed for free. After that, I'll be the owner of two Xbox 360's.

So how about it?

LOL. That sounds like the best idea to me.

If you refuse all that then just sit back and enjoy your PS3 and all will be well.

[furby]

So sorry Pez! Don't worry MS will give you another.

[BudFox]

that does suck. It might not be worth the pain in the ass, but enough patience and calling will get you a new machine.

If the game store doesn't work out, I would call MS. I would start out by calmly asking a for a new machine, and refusing whatever they offer, until it's at least a free fix. I've never had to deal with MS but I've never actually had a representative from any company hang up on me.

I've had several minutes of silence as I say "well I don't know what to tell you, your offer isn't good enough, and I'm not going away until it is...if you can't help me you should probably find somebody who can" for the 10th time, but in the end it's always who you talk to you. Eventually you find somebody who has the authority to ok it, and also doesn't want to deal with you anymore.

I guess it's up to you if that's worth your time and effort though.

I would say never yell, if your a nice guy it'll work out. However if your female, then for whatever reason yelling seems to be a good way to get what you want!!

[imaROBOT_]

lol thats funny I laugh at your misfortune

woot for MS and Xbox360...

[Beemer]

well its official, within 1 and a half hour of getting my 3rd console freeze i get the red ring:



man, why has this happened MS.

That sucks. Regardless of console choice, you always hate to see a gamers hardware cr*p out on em. I hope you can find a reasonable solution.

[AFMR-PS3]

To speed up the ROD process put your 360 in a box and turn it on, and even if it freezes let it run for a bit...

LOL this was just to funny not to comment!

Yeah, kill the b!tch, stuff it in a box and suffocate it slowly!


* Does evil voice: Mwahahhahahah, I love it when a plan is well succeded!

+rep

[J3ff3]

that does suck. It might not be worth the pain in the ass, but enough patience and calling will get you a new machine.

If the game store doesn't work out, I would call MS. I would start out by calmly asking a for a new machine, and refusing whatever they offer, until it's at least a free fix. I've never had to deal with MS but I've never actually had a representative from any company hang up on me.

I've had several minutes of silence as I say "well I don't know what to tell you, your offer isn't good enough, and I'm not going away until it is...if you can't help me you should probably find somebody who can" for the 10th time, but in the end it's always who you talk to you. Eventually you find somebody who has the authority to ok it, and also doesn't want to deal with you anymore.

I guess it's up to you if that's worth your time and effort though.

I would say never yell, if your a nice guy it'll work out. However if your female, then for whatever reason yelling seems to be a good way to get what you want!!

+rep

some of the best advice so far........

pez - do what I suggested with 'game' in one area. then go to another. then another. then write a letter to the hq. then go to another 'game' and go for bud fox's female advice in the middle of the store - find a busy area and loudly state that its not good enough, and that you'll be taking your custom elsewhere (london would be a good bet - the manager couldn't be ****ed to even come out and talked to me, just gave me a new one - no shouting/being unreasonable required). Then try budfox's MS route. BUT remember, if you get a replacement from your original store not only do you get a NEW console, but you get a NEW years warranty with MS. If you get a replacement off MS it will be a refurb and you only get a 3 month warranty with MS.

just a thought.

[Breed]

no it just froze up when the 360 logo is swinging towards the middle of the screen. it might be the game? im trying crackdown as we speak.

The exact same thing was happening to me too. I just left it for 30 mins and it was fine. Do the same, if it still happens, try playing with the HDD off.

EDIT: Oh, you got 3 red lights, too late now...

[Stewie Skywalker]

It's BUNGIE they are getting at you for playing Gears instead of Halo 3. HEHE JK dude hope all goes well.

[Pez_555]

That sucks. Regardless of console choice, you always hate to see a gamers hardware cr*p out on em. I hope you can find a reasonable solution.

thanks man i hope so too.

thanks for everyones help aswell. im going to phone GAME head office tomorrow and see what they can do, check out their policies etc, include some things on the sale of goods act etc.

to everyone else here who has a 360 i hope the same thing doesn't happen to you, but if i were you i would start counting down the days!

[Breed]

thanks man i hope so too.

thanks for everyones help aswell. im going to phone GAME head office tomorrow and see what they can do, check out their policies etc, include some things on the sale of goods act etc.

to everyone else here who has a 360 i hope the same thing doesn't happen to you, but if i were you i would start counting down the days!

Pez, check out my thread below yours, some information you might want to see.

[wonders1982]

Have you tried the towel trick yet? wrap it in a towel and run it for about 30 mins and maybe, just maybe it will warp whatever part of the board back into place. Sounds mad but it just might work.