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Original Xbox Live issue - "must read message before sign-in" - nothing there

DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
edited February 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I have a 360, and the same account/name for Live on it.

Went back to first time in a long while to original XBOX, whenever I try to sign in on the dashboard OR any game it says I have an important message to view before anyone can sign in, but after punching in my pass code, it takes me to a new screen where it says there are no messages to view and boots me back. Rinse, repeat

Additionally, trying to make a new account takes me to a step where I need to enter a subscription code to continue...

Er, didn't they have free Xbox Live accounts on the original Xbox?

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  • Hocky27Hocky27 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think somewhere in G & T there was a thread talking about how Microsoft is shutting down Live for the original xbox. I could be wrong though.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hocky27 wrote: »
    I think somewhere in G & T there was a thread talking about how Microsoft is shutting down Live for the original xbox. I could be wrong though.

    That's not until April 15th

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    anything?

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I don't know about the message issue, though I'd suspect it's related to the imminent shutdown. However, I'm pretty sure MS didn't offer free XBL accounts before the 360. Hence, some of the controversy about the differences between Silver and Gold accounts.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    It's always done this if your gamertag has been on a 360. Once you recover a tag to a 360, or a 360 tag gets recovered to an OXbox, you get that forever. You also can't view account details or anything from the dash.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    but uh, that means I can't sign into live at all on the original xbox? play halo 2? connect to live with PoP? that doesn't sound right

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »
    I don't know about the message issue, though I'd suspect it's related to the imminent shutdown. However, I'm pretty sure MS didn't offer free XBL accounts before the 360. Hence, some of the controversy about the differences between Silver and Gold accounts.
    Yeah, there was no "silver" membership on the original Xbox. You either had live, or you didn't.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    perhaps this is all because I dont have gold at all right now.

    if i pay for a month through online or hte 360, will that work for me getting live on the original xbox since the gamertags are all linked?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    yes

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    well I still don't want to pay for gold right now, maybe I can track down a 1 month code or something just to work out this problem. anyone got one?

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    well I still don't want to pay for gold right now, maybe I can track down a 1 month code or something just to work out this problem. anyone got one?

    I can send you a 24 hour code when I get home from work if you PM me and remind me.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    that'd be great, i think I could use it either way, but can those be used with existing accounts or new ones only?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    48hour codes can be used on existing accounts, as long as you don't have any gold months left on your 360 for new accounts

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    48hour codes can be used on existing accounts, as long as you don't have any gold months left on your 360 for new accounts

    I just tried a 48 on a silver account, it accepted it, but absolutely nothing happened... :( it remained silver...?

    I think I remember doing that a long time ago too, and same thing happened.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It remains Silver, but has certain Gold privileges. You can play online, for example, but you can't access Gold-exclusive demos.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    Er, didn't they have free Xbox Live accounts on the original Xbox?

    No. Live was pay-only on the oXbox. Free silver didn't come around until the 360.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    48hour codes can be used on existing accounts, as long as you don't have any gold months left on your 360 for new accounts

    I just tried a 48 on a silver account, it accepted it, but absolutely nothing happened... :( it remained silver...?

    I think I remember doing that a long time ago too, and same thing happened.

    If you haven't already, try turning the system off and on again.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    48hour codes can be used on existing accounts, as long as you don't have any gold months left on your 360 for new accounts

    I just tried a 48 on a silver account, it accepted it, but absolutely nothing happened... :( it remained silver...?

    I think I remember doing that a long time ago too, and same thing happened.

    Could be something to do with the 48 hour trial, I guess. Never makes you look gold, but gives you access to the gold services? I pulled that code out of a MW2 box.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Willeth wrote: »
    It remains Silver, but has certain Gold privileges. You can play online, for example, but you can't access Gold-exclusive demos.

    Now I see this. Ok so it worked... for the 360. I could finally sign onto Halo 2's Live and get the DLC.

    However, it wouldn't work for the original Xbox. Still giving me the message loop if I try through the dashboard.

    Hmmm

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Well, yeah. Your account is still technically a Silver account, and the OXB doesn't understand that. The 360 can just about get around it with its OXB emulation, but the original machine doesn't know whether it's arse or breakfast time.

    If you only want Live access to get the original Live content on your original Xbox before April 15th, you'll have to buy a month card. I don't personally think it's worth it just for that, but that is of course up to you.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    the pseudo-gold thing just applies to 48 hours passes, right? how did you even find all that out. to the eye, it appears it swallows the code and nothing changes.

    are there still such things as 1 or 2 month gold cards that come inside various games? I will purchase a month's worth of live if it comes down to it - but I'd rather not pay $9 or whatever it is just to get the DLC either.

    maybe someone has a month card for me that came free with some game and they're not gonna use it.

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    They stopped doing the free month thing a while back.

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  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Is it not possible to download the DLC to your 360?

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    That Dave Fella wrote: »
    Is it not possible to download the DLC to your 360?

    Did and done. However, would also like backups on my original. Plus, some games with DLC don't have backwards compatibility on the 360. Like MechAssault.

    Blastacular Map Pack for Halo 2 came out after I had last used my original Xbox and Gold membership lapsed. Trying to just get a copy of it without spending money unnecessarily.

    On phone now trying to get 18004MYXBOX to accept an old unused 2 month gold card. might be expired :S

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    I don't think any of the old 2 month codes ever actually expired

    However, they had to be redeemed through the OXbox dashboard...

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    I don't think any of the old 2 month codes ever actually expired

    However, they had to be redeemed through the OXbox dashboard...

    Haha, which, of course, I can't access.

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