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February 14, 2006

XBOX 360 - First Problem

Here we go. My XBOX 360 rewarded me with my first error.

So, here's the note I send in to Microsoft support:

I turned on my XBOX 360 yesterday and received an E67 error on startup. I shut it off and restarted it and it was fine after that. Does this XBOX need service? I searched and the XBOX support site didn't seem to provide any information on the error that I could find.

And here's the response I received . . .

Thank you for writing Xbox Customer Support!

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. It sounds like this has been a very frustrating experience for you. After careful review of your issue, we have determined that it is best that you call the Xbox Customer Support number for better assistance; United States and Canada : 1-800-4MY-XBOX (1-800-469-9269) International direct dial to US : 1- 425-635-7180.

Our phone representatives will assist you 7 days a week from 9:00AM -12:00 MN CST (Central Standard Time). Thank you for understanding.


To expedite service, please provide Service Request Number <1009142766> when you call.

For more information about Xbox360, please visit http://www.xbox.com or http://www.xbox.com/360.


Sincerely,
Heidi
Xbox Customer Care Team

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I don't think I sounded frustrated in my note, but I was after the robotic response - clearly designed to suggest they were being empathetic - and not really addressing my problem.

Sketchy product. Poor launch. Why wouldn't I expect lousy service to go with? Disappointing.

Posted by Derek Leverington at February 14, 2006 8:33 AM

Comments

I say go with the PS2, mine has never let me down. Or wait and get a PS3.

Posted by: Chris Read at March 8, 2006 3:58 AM

Too late for me... Mine has been fine since then. Hopefully it stays that way.

Posted by: Derek Leverington at March 12, 2006 9:23 AM

I bought a 360 and had a problem with it as well. According to the XBox support team, my console was scratching the game because i was moving it while the disks were in play (which of course never happened).
I like the graphics on the 360 and the games are fun as well, but i also have a PS2 and i have found it never to fail. The graphics are less spectacular, but the games are just as fun.

Posted by: Travis at May 26, 2006 4:52 PM

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