here's my theory:
opjose is a little 14 year old living in arkansas. he never gets much attention at school, and all the girls think he's "yucky". suddenly, everyone on these boards think he's like the fucking messiah, because he claims to have a modded xbox that can connect to XBL with NO PROBLEMS, even though all the rest of us can't.
we're obviously amazed with his l33t modchip haXor prowess, and all his threads get linked to [h]ard|ocp, xboxhacker, etc...
opjose's ego inflates, and he writes archaic posts that cause more confusion than clarification. of course he has 6 xboxes "just lying around"! hell, i have 15.
has anyone else noticed the opjose fanclub forming here? am i the only "scully" among all you "mulders" that are just DYING TO BELIEVE?
my xbox is chipped. i can't connect.
as far as MS and their "FUD" tactics are concerned... who really cares? if you have been ripping off games from blockbuster (rent -> dump to HD), then what's the big deal? my chip still works beautifully for "offline" games, and if live is really all that special, i'll just buy another xbox.
THEN, if my "virgin" xbox still can't connect i'll have a valid reason to bitch to MS support, and they'll have a valid reason to fix it.
the free ride is over, folks. keep shopping at blockbuster for single player games, but don't be surprised if you need a new xbox to play ONLINE.
has anyone else noticed a trend here? wow... it's just like my PC!!!

i can DL all the little warez my heart desires on IRC, but if i want to play UT2003 ONLINE , then i need to go buy a REAL RETAIL COPY, with a working CD key!
the only difference here, is that when you bought the xbox, you're actually "leasing" it from MS, and they can do whatever the fuck they want any ol time it connects to LIVE. THAT's PART OF THE AGREEMENT!
section 7. EULA:
MS may, among other things: ( a ) restrict or limit access to Xbox Live; ( b ) retrieve information from the Xbox used to log onto Xbox Live as necessary to operate and protect the security of Xbox Live, and to enforce this Agreement and ( c ) upgrade, modify, withdraw, suspend, or discontinue any functionality or feature of Xbox Live or any game from time to time without notice,
which may involve the automatic download of related software directly to your Xbox video game console, and which software may prevent your Xbox from accessing Xbox Live. MS has no obligation to maintain any content or services, and has no responsibility or liability for the deletion, loss, corruption or failure to store any messages, software or other information or content maintained or transmitted by or through Xbox Live.
if they did that to the PC, everyone would pitch a fit... so they can't.
wake up people. the free ride is over.
ban me, delete this post. whatever. i really don't care... it'd only prove my point further.