devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hi guys, My xbox won't connect to xbox live anymore. And it's because of a faulty ethernet port. The xbox's warranty period is over. What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 How do you know the ethernet port is faulty? Just call up MS support and say you have a RROD if you want a replacement. Know the behaviour of a RROD before you call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 How do you know the ethernet port is faulty? Just call up MS support and say you have a RROD if you want a replacement. Know the behaviour of a RROD before you call. Did a series of experiments for that after I had some discussions on xbox forums. The console cannot obtain an IP address from my modem in automatic as well as manual configurations. And my connection is perfectly tuned for xbl (has been for the past 3 years). Tried changing the RJ-45 cable. Plus my connection works well with the PS3, PC and GFWL with the same RJ-45 cable. Also tried to connect xbox via a lap's wifi internet. The lap shows 'conected' but still my console cannot obtain the IP address. There is only one logical conclusion and that would be that there is a fault with the xbox hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choron ka raja Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 @bul awesome advice! @OP you can try wrapping up your console in a newspaper, and run it for an hour, to achieve RROD. Cuz, if its not RRODed, you might get your console back as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 @bul awesome advice! @OP you can try wrapping up your console in a newspaper, and run it for an hour, to achieve RROD. Cuz, if its not RRODed, you might get your console back as it is. you're asking me to kill my poor console? Beech......I would never do such a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choron ka raja Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 ^^ you want a replacement, don't you? BTW, don't do it, till you get MS support to confirm they will send a replacement. once they confirm it, kill that freakin console. If you don't, they might just give it back to you, saying there is no RROD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 ^^ you want a replacement, don't you? BTW, don't do it, till you get MS support to confirm they will send a replacement. once they confirm it, kill that freakin console. If you don't, they might just give it back to you, saying there is no RROD. But I don't want to lie to them when my console is perfectly fine. Why shouldn't I tell them the port is faulty and ask for a replacement for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Best of luck with that - try to get a replacement for a part and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Best of luck with that - try to get a replacement for a part and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Best of luck with that - try to get a replacement for a part and see how it goes. Are you being sarcastic with that post? But like Chor said, will they even accept a good xbox for a replacement for rrod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Assassin Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 @bul awesome advice! @OP you can try wrapping up your console in a newspaper, and run it for an hour, to achieve RROD. Cuz, if its not RRODed, you might get your console back as it is. There's no way MS will return a console once u have given it.Some ppl have even given modded consoles for replacement. But I don't want to lie to them when my console is perfectly fine. Why shouldn't I tell them the port is faulty and ask for a replacement for that? I had a DVD drive problem a year back after my one-year(non-RROD) warranty The damn console was not reading disc properly & even scratching discs. But I called up MS & told them my console has RROD.By lying,u will get a replacement console.But if u tell that ur ethernet port is faulty,they wont replace ur console saying that ur console's warranty has expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Are you being sarcastic with that post? But like Chor said, will they even accept a good xbox for a replacement for rrod? Of course I am - it's just a bad idea. See - warranty is over, and you want a replacement for the ethernet port. I am not sure if they do repairs of any Xbox 360 in India. If they have to send it to Australia for repairs you're royally screwed by the shipping. Save yourself time and trouble and get a rrod replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 oh okay then.....But I'm not killing my console....I'll give them a good console......Is that okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 @Ameet Can you tell me exactly what to tell them? I've never made a fake RROD claim before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Assassin Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 @Ameet Can you tell me exactly what to tell them? I've never made a fake RROD claim before. Youtube is ur friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choron ka raja Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 just tell them, you get three blinking red lights on your console, while power is fine, and console is not powering up. act like you have no idea what RROD is! Ask them, what to do, is it possible to get it solver, what are the charges, when will it be done, kind of questions. When they tell you, they will replace it, ask stupid questions about do you have to pay for games again, your gt, etc. Acting stupid always work with MS for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Don't be too stupid or innocent. Every x360 owner knows about rrod. Just say that you have three blinking lights. If you switch the power off and on the same thing happens. Check on YT what your power brick shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 well i had a similar problem, but it was the aux port (the thin USB like port next to the ethernet port) that was not working and i wanted to connect the Kinect to that port. in my case, i never realised about this faulty aux port until when i needed it and i been using the console for like a year i called MS and told them about and they were kind enough to give me a replacement. so do just that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 well i had a similar problem, but it was the aux port (the thin USB like port next to the ethernet port) that was not working and i wanted to connect the Kinect to that port. in my case, i never realised about this faulty aux port until when i needed it and i been using the console for like a year i called MS and told them about and they were kind enough to give me a replacement. so do just that... was your one year standard warranty lapsed when you made the call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 was your one year standard warranty lapsed when you made the call? i forgot to mention, yes it was well passed the warranty and they still replaced it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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