Well I was one of the first to be banned from xbox live along with a friend of mine who I modded his xbox aswell. We were both beta testers and were banned the day before launch. I had only been a beta tester for a week aswell, so that's as much live action as I have had.
If I were able to obtain a clean eeprom I would try to futher the Eeprom clone experiement by trying to get my friend and I online at the same time. It's worth a shot and would help cover over the $60 wound MS left me from beta days.
Anyway, that's my sad tale congrats to whoever you end up choosing.
best regards,
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