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[ckh2004]

[el_diablo]

QUOTE (ckh2004 @ Dec 8 2004, 12:21 PM)

I charge the equivalent of US$23 for all TSOP flashing and US$35 for hard mod with Aladdin XT mod chip, even for v1.6. Sometimes, I was paid as low as US$30 for hard mod with Aladdin XT

damn, how much do you buy them for?

[ckh2004]

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damn, how much do you buy them for?

hehe... I used Aladdin XT Lite, bought them quite cheap from www.robotpig.com:
http://www.robotpig.com/xbox.php

$8 each in quantity of 30 pieces, excluding PayPal charges and shipping. It is safe to choose the cheapest shipping which is Register Air Mail, at least to my country.

But be warned that the Aladdin XT Lite / 4032 from robotpig.com might not work in v1.6b (those using Hynix RAM chips).

[kobart]

I charge the equivalent of US$23 for all TSOP flashing and US$35 for hard mod with Aladdin XT mod chip, even for v1.6. Sometimes, I was paid as low as US$30 for hard mod with Aladdin XT

[ckh2004]

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Damn, where do you live, in Cuba!

You mean people in Cuba can afford xbox ?!?! ... just kidding

No, I stay in one of the most expensive cities in East Asia. My country is a tiny little island in South East Asia, an island that is much smaller than Cuba.

[ckh2004]

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Damn, where do you live, in Cuba!

You mean people in Cuba can afford xbox ?!?! ... just kidding

No, I stay in one of the most expensive cities in East Asia. My country is a tiny little island in South East Asia, an island that is much smaller than Cuba.

Country is small and the pupolation is also small and hence the intense competition for everything, includding xbox modding "business"

[eminvil_12]

 well especially not in melbourne

[brandonshady]

 WTF is right....

I mean if you thought you were buying a chip & having him install it... than you were pretty close to retail & a bump on his side from my point.

You can get a great chip on the market for around $35 to 40 USD (if you just buy 1)

If you order in bulk which is what most modder'd do.... you can grab a bunddle of cheaper one's... that have to be soldered in for around a bulk rate of $5-10 USD p/chip.

My prices & others in my area: Dallas,TX
TSOP Flash $20 w/out switch $25 w/ switch
Modchip $15 for v1.0-v1.5 $20 for v1.6 and v1.6b (plus chip cost)
HD Upgrade $10
Controller ports LEDs $25 for all four
Controller buttons OR jewel LEDs $15, buttons and jewel for $20 per conrtoller
Xbox Jewel LEDs $25

Some of the replies in here are right on... I do feel that the cheapest way to go to get the most out is TSOP. Myself I have one with a chip & 2 w/TSOP flashes. All work the same & in the end get what you want done. Total noob's in this area get ripped all the time. The common misconception is that you need a chip. I agree a TSOP is a rip off (to chip companies), but what are we all doing when we install the chips... I mean come on the whole thing is a way to rip off and/or mod your xbox beyond it's intended purpose.

 End result... you jumped out there before knowing all your options & the games that modders prey on noob's. So you got burned, but your xbox is doing or is able to do, what I am sure you need it to. If your wanting a diff. dashboard or bios to accomadate a bigger HDD... then re-solder the points, read some posts & play with it... That's just my opinion!


BTW: I know this started as a post to find out what happened, but has really turned in to a bitch fest. If I were you... I'd run up on him & beat him like he stole something... LOL  

[eminvil_12]

QUOTE (brandonshady @ Dec 10 2004, 08:55 AM)

BTW: I know this started as a post to find out what happened, but has really turned in to a bitch fest. If I were you... I'd run up on him & beat him like he stole something... LOL

^^LOL^^

i agree that  modders do prey on noobs, because thats all they deal with. id say nearly 100% of people ringing in to get a mod chip installed off someone hs no idea what the guy installing the mod is doing.   we also checked my mates xbox out and he payed $100 for a TSOP flash when he thought he was getting a mod chip.

[Pimptastic]

QUOTE (Ozmods @ Dec 5 2004, 01:52 PM)

Oh and $5 is too much to pay for a TSOP flash let alone $80.

I don't think $5 is worth all the time it took to learn how to TSOP flash, and I don't think $5 is worth the  risk of F'ing up the xbox and having to buy the guy a new one.

[LESTAT]

guys this so called modder PURPOSELY mislead this guy.

he said he would install a MODCHIP!!!  NOT a tsop,  a tsop is NOT a modchip.

it dont mean a damn thing is he said alladin xecuter magic or wtf ever, he said modchip.
if all he did was come in and tsop this guys xbox then he fucked over this guy pretty hard.

the guy payed 80 AUS for a modchip not a bloody stupid pussy tsop. anyone can tsop. this guy screwed him over on purpose.

id call him and come right out and telll him, "hey ya bloody Abo you said you installed a modchip, i payed for a modchip, all you did was solder the motherboard and then unsolder it." "wtf am i suppose to do with a tsop that i cant even update , you never installed a chip"

tell him you'll come have your roo hump him while he's sleeping if he dont install the modchip like he said he would.

[eminvil_12]

QUOTE (LESTAT @ Dec 11 2004, 05:58 PM)

guys this so called modder PURPOSELY mislead this guy. he said he would install a MODCHIP!!!  NOT a tsop,  a tsop is NOT a modchip. it dont mean a damn thing is he said alladin xecuter magic or wtf ever, he said modchip. if all he did was come in and tsop this guys xbox then he fucked over this guy pretty hard. the guy payed 80 AUS for a modchip not a bloody stupid pussy tsop. anyone can tsop. this guy screwed him over on purpose. id call him and come right out and telll him, "hey ya bloody Abo you said you installed a modchip, i payed for a modchip, all you did was solder the motherboard and then unsolder it." "wtf am i suppose to do with a tsop that i cant even update , you never installed a chip" tell him you'll come have your roo hump him while he's sleeping if he dont install the modchip like he said he would.

LOL, finally some one which dosent agree with the rest.
but no need for racism, he was chinese or something not on aboriginal.

grrrr i hate these bloody scammers.

[streetchemistry]

$80?  I used to know one guy that used to charge people $150 for a TSOP flash lol...

[LESTAT]

it was just a joke no racism intented. lol

but aus $$ is like what   $1 AUS = 0.75 USD ?   still think about it thats, 60 dollars USA money.  wtf.  he could have purchased the modchip for 60 bucks and did it himself.

the most ive ever charged someone was 30 for a tsop  why ?  its called being a decent friggin human being.  not some jerk off who charges an outrageous amount of money for a simple mod.

not to mention the fact that the guy unsoldered the point which makes it impossible for the guy to upgrade the bios.  if he did it himself the guy would tell him well you just voided the labor warrenty i gave you.


any way you look at it people, this chinese, abo, phillipino, polock or whatever he was, screwed this guy over.  he said modchip according to this guy, so he should have installed a modchip.

every single one of you would be mad as hell if some guy said yeah ill install a modchip and you gave him your xbox or he came over and then a while later you opened it only to find out the guy scammed you and its not a modchip at all but a tsop.

and if you said you wouldnt be mad your a liar.  what do you do when you ordered the xecuter modchip and got one of those fake clone chips that are junk ?  you get mad as the devil and demand a refund.... correct ??  yes,, now act like decnet human being and back this guy up.

[DevoDave]

Musica,

You get my vote for Most Reasoned Response of the Week.

Well stated, and backing up with proof suggestions I made way earlier in the thread.

Maybe we can let this thread die a death now.