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bourke

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« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2004, 04:49:00 AM »
The only really useful advantage of a separate chip is the ability to disable it in order to connect to Xbox Live.

4th Generation chips (led by SmartXX v2) only have 'show-off' features like:
built-in web and ftp servers
multiple bioses with runtime bios selection
failsafe recovery from bad flashing


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Richard
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JohnnyHunng

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« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2004, 06:23:00 AM »
Since u got a 1.1, take it back to him, and have him install a switch and tell him u want half the tsop flashed with the latest X2 bios and half with a stock ms bios all for free and be done with it...

Then u'll be able to get on live (kinda)...
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« Reply #32 on: December 01, 2004, 08:20:00 AM »
QUOTE (JohnnyHunng @ Dec 1 2004, 03:26 PM)
Since u got a 1.1, take it back to him, and have him install a switch and tell him u want half the tsop flashed with the latest X2 bios and half with a stock ms bios all for free and be done with it...

Then u'll be able to get on live (kinda)...

what do you mean by "kinda" ???
will i still get banned from live?
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JohnnyHunng

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« Reply #33 on: December 01, 2004, 09:02:00 AM »
Well they are banning people from XBLive other ways now, so simply not having ur mod on or hacked bios on isn't cuttin it anymore..So even a modchip doesn't seem to be the answer anymore, i think they are scanning hdds or something...I think there could be ways around it, but xb live isn't that important to me so i dunno, check the xbox live forum...

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N1vek215

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« Reply #34 on: December 01, 2004, 09:04:00 AM »
TSOP is basically getting a "mod-chip" like one of the above posts said, a chip is only useful for xbox live. But damn $80???? I charge $25 for my TSOP's lol. But if it bothers you so much, go ef him up or something.
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« Reply #35 on: December 01, 2004, 01:27:00 PM »
also 80 is'nt that high a price for a tsop mod. I do them all the time for 50, and I do them way cheap. here in utah the ussal tsop mod is between 80 and 100. but if he told you he was putting a chip, ahh its up to you if you want to give him crap or not.
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« Reply #36 on: December 01, 2004, 02:24:00 PM »
QUOTE (eminvil_12 @ Dec 1 2004, 07:04 AM)
and if i was to get a chip would i just install it, but then what would i do.
could i flash it through slayers?


yes, flash it through slayers

i agree the 4th gen chips have alot of show off features smile.gif

i reckon just get some money from him and forget about a modchip and live, there is alot of stupid people on it anyway, just use kai if you wanna play online smile.gif

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eminvil_12

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« Reply #37 on: December 01, 2004, 05:07:00 PM »
laugh.gif  im just making sure everythig is going to be ok

should i even mention cops, if i dont then he wont feel like he has to pay me.

EDIT: BTW can all chips have a switch installed?

thanks
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JohnnyHunng

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« Reply #38 on: December 01, 2004, 05:25:00 PM »
1st off, don't ask if he install the switch for u...Just tell him u got a Live account and u need to know how to disable/switch off the modchip...(Being that it's a chip in there that he was supposed to install, he should be able to tell u quickly how to disable it)...This is how u catch him...If he's cool, he'll say just bring it in, if not he'll give u the runaround, that's when u tell him ur gonna visit him and bust him up...

Nah don't bring the cops in it, not exactly a legal transaction that went on between you and him, considering u bought a hacked bios...I would leave that out....Just threaten to whip his ass, and if he doesn't budge, go whip his ass for real.

I would just call him, tell him i know for a fact he didn't install a mod, and he only did tsop, and that i don't want no money back from him (cuz ur not gonna get any anyway) I just want him to install a switch and flash half of the tsop with the stock ms bios it came with and the other half with the latest X2 bios...And be done with the whole thing...I know u feel played, but that's a life lesson and being the type of deal this is, not much u can do about it...If he just sold u a legal chip with cromwell on it or something, and it didn't work, then u would have a gripe.
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eminvil_12

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« Reply #39 on: December 01, 2004, 05:32:00 PM »
QUOTE (JohnnyHunng @ Dec 2 2004, 02:28 AM)
If he's cool, he'll say just bring it in, if not he'll give u the runaround, that's when u tell him ur gonna visit him and bust him up

by runaround do you mean he says something like my chip cant have a switch or its hidden away, shit like that?
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JohnnyHunng

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« Reply #40 on: December 01, 2004, 05:35:00 PM »
Yeah, he's gonna try to bullsh*t you like ur dumb.
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bourke

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« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2004, 04:50:00 AM »
Where abouts are you in Melbourne? (trying to determine whether your mod man was in fact me LOL!)

cheers,
Bourkie

P.S. what was his name? Appearance / height / nationality :-P
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bourke

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« Reply #42 on: December 02, 2004, 03:38:00 PM »
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then i would put that $40 towards an x3



Note that all prices quoted in this thread were Australian dollars - so they are not as unreasonable as some of you are incorrectly assuming.


I.e. when I started 12 months ago I was charging the equivalent of US$15 per TSOP.

Thus I have indeed managed to keep all Melbourne mod prices fairly reasonable by undercutting all competition!
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eminvil_12

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« Reply #43 on: December 02, 2004, 04:34:00 PM »
QUOTE (bourke @ Dec 2 2004, 01:53 PM)
Where abouts are you in Melbourne? (trying to determine whether your mod man was in fact me LOL!)

cheers,
Bourkie

P.S. what was his name? Appearance / height / nationality :-P

Bourke, do you advertise in the trading post?

i live around the essendon district and i couldnt remember the guys name but the guy was shortish, asian or chinese descent, could speak english ok, when he was doing the flash he had a friend which drove an red ford falcon au. and drove off until the guy rang him up to come and get him.

he charged $80 and his mob number is 0423 **1 935.

was it you?
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bourke

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« Reply #44 on: December 02, 2004, 04:55:00 PM »
(Breathes sigh of relief!) No, last time I checked I was caucasion :-P

Although considering I've done over 300 mods, my friends say I should have been born asian!



cheers,
Bourkie
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