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[hendeeze]

QUOTE (AngelBallz69 @ Jun 23 2003, 04:14 AM)

this is information u just shouldnt give to the public, nothing more i should say

seriously.. hopefully none of you live near my Wallymart!

[PENTIUM75]

I have to admit.. I have done this once, and I truthfully feel bad about it, not for m$ as they just trash them, but sooner or later walmart is going to get in trouble. It's just dishonest and stealing.

[ivanm]

How about if I live in England?  Anyone had any luck returning Xboxs to HMV / Game ?

[QDaddy]

[Someone10101]

Can MS track down where the Xbox originally sold from using something else other than the serial number that's at the bottom of the Xbox?

I thought about swapping it, but realize Intel CPU has a serial number of it's own, the MAC address is unique, DVD-ROM drive has it's own serial number, hard drive has its own serial number program into the ROM/flash, etc....

So technically, if you want MS to have a hard time locating where the Xbox was orginally sold and sold to, you would need to swap out the CPU, wipe off the MAC address, swap hard drive, swap DVD-Rom drive, etc... because any serial numbers that gets return in the defective Xbox will be match with their database and the serial numbers can be trace back to which Xbox originally had that serial number.  This is assuming MS keeps a good record of all of these.

BTW, after MS realize the motherboard has been swapped, do they come after those who swapped the motherboard/Xbox?  I'm sure they have their own security team, but coming after every individual doing this would cost more than just finding a way to prevent it.

[QDaddy]

So I am to assume you are just "checking out the scene?"

I told them my box didn't work as advertised and they exchanged it.

Again... Hypocrite.

[mikejf]

[PENTIUM75]

This goes out to PENTIUM75:

[QDaddy]

PENTIUM75:

Actually reading for comprehension helps before trying (however feebly) to quote me... I returned every piece, part and module that came with my box. In fact, I talked them into letting me swap the s-controller for the standard. Again (just in case you missed it) I asked. Now you can call me a thief all you want, I don't care. I swapped a broken box for a working box. M$ didn't have a problem with the exchange, so why should I? I let them make the decision.

Do you have a box with a chip? Maybe put a few games on the hard drive after a quick trip to Blockbuster? How bout playing a few mp3's and a Matrix:reloaded rip? Before casting judgement on me, maybe you should take a look at your own house.

As far as morality goes, your condemnations are a fine example of...

hypocracy

[Yuyu]

Thats exactly what my thesis is on! Good guess. I have many other forms of fraud I have used against other companies as well. I only pick on companies that have driven poor "mom and pop" owned stores out of buisness.(walmart is great example of this) I am only hurting a few inventory and reurns numbers with the large companies I am dealing with, these companies have driven great stores in my area and others into the ground, including my buddies grocery store once our walmart became super walmart. So I have come to a mission, using a my college thesis to fuel my deceptive ways. All the companies I am dealing with have also been involved in many incidents of fraud, so I am just returning the favor to them. Two wrongs make a right in my thesis paper. So I apply that thinking to my schemes.

[QDaddy]

I have made this personal and I apologize.

[ericclemmons]

QUOTE (Yuyu @ Jun 23 2003, 10:11 PM)

I only pick on companies that have driven poor "mom and pop" owned stores out of buisness.(walmart is great example of this)... So I have come to a mission, using a my college thesis to fuel my deceptive ways. All the companies I am dealing with have also been involved in many incidents of fraud, so I am just returning the favor to them. Two wrongs make a right in my thesis paper. So I apply that thinking to my schemes.

Bravo.  I f*cking hate wal-mart for exactly this.

In my town there is beautiful vegatation (loads of pecan trees and rolling hills) but a super wal-mart is coming in, and taking out acres of trees for a parking lot, and the 2 near-by grocery stores will be shut down because of this.


Who the hell would buy motor oil and freakin' cabbage at the same store?

Get off your lazy ass and go to a damn grocery store for food and freakin' Auto Zone for parts...lazy bastages.

[vtex]

Hmm, this could be useful. However I cant see anyone in UK being so daft. I tried with a playstation once and got told to bolt.

"Err excuse me sir, but these TAMPER screws have been tampered with..."

[lifethief]

ok. I thik this strategy would only work if you actually bought the xbox in walmart and it's still under warranty.

[51mmz0rz]

I think maybe if I get desperate I would try to find and xbox with a samsung drive from walmart, buy it, carefuly open it up, take the samsung out, swap my Thompson in, carefully close everything, return the xbox to walmart, and install the samsung in my xbox.

This way, I'd still be returning a perfectly working xbox, just one that can no longer read CD-Rs.  I could just return it the same day saying it was flashing red and green when i got it.