perfect timing

[TheManEatingCow]

So I fire up my 360 this afternoon hoping to get in a few rounds of COD4, only to find that my disc is unreadable. After trying a few games out to eliminate the chance of a disc failure, it becomes apparent that the DVD drive in the thing has failed. Annoying, but not anger-inducing. I go to my record file, pull out my best buy replacement plan and start getting ready to take the thing in to be replaced. However, before I get very far, I decide to be smart about this and check the date on the plan. Lo and behold, on November 11, 2007, I purchased the xbox (and its accompanying replacement plan).

I am completely and utterly amazed at the timing of this. THE VERY DAY my replacement plan is up, it dies. So now I'm stuck with either paying 100 bucks to have the thing repaired and be out an xbox for a month or so, or just go out and get an arcade version.

No real question or plea for sympathy here. Just figured I would share my annoyance with the rest of you. If only everything in life worked as exactly as an item failing the day the warranty expired. :)

[txshurricane]

Wow, that sucks.

[Bandango]

lol sorry buddy

[Kelegacy]

God hates you.

Remember, masturbation is a sin. Think about this lesson next time you go to squeeze your throttle.

[Ancalagon]

Every time you masturbate god kills a console? What, he doesnt like xbox?

[The Continental]

If you haven't already (I'm assuming you have based on the $100 price quote for a repair), try the standard Xbox repair submission process (http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/contactus.aspx). I had my disc drive fail and got it repaired by MS free of cost near it's 2 year mark and just a few weeks ago had it red ring past the 3 year mark with the same result.

I'm not up on the latest warranty extensions and what have you, but I know MS has been good to my aging 360.

[Kelegacy]

Every time you masturbate god kills a console? What, he doesnt like xbox?

God plays Wii. Yes, God has jumped the shark.

As for the dead drive, you'll need to make it red-ring now. Overheat it, freeze it, do whatever to make that light appear. It will...don't worry.

I tried like hell but couldn't kill mine and refused to pay for a drive fix. Then one day I went to download an update and it just froze and died. Awesome!! I was so happy.

[Karak]

So I fire up my 360 this afternoon hoping to get in a few rounds of COD4, only to find that my disc is unreadable. After trying a few games out to eliminate the chance of a disc failure, it becomes apparent that the DVD drive in the thing has failed. Annoying, but not anger-inducing. I go to my record file, pull out my best buy replacement plan and start getting ready to take the thing in to be replaced. However, before I get very far, I decide to be smart about this and check the date on the plan. Lo and behold, on November 11, 2007, I purchased the xbox (and its accompanying replacement plan).

I am completely and utterly amazed at the timing of this. THE VERY DAY my replacement plan is up, it dies. So now I'm stuck with either paying 100 bucks to have the thing repaired and be out an xbox for a month or so, or just go out and get an arcade version.

No real question or plea for sympathy here. Just figured I would share my annoyance with the rest of you. If only everything in life worked as exactly as an item failing the day the warranty expired. :)
The 100 dollar deals are still running at many places. Try one. YOu would get a 100 dollar brand new xbox with the 3 year warrenty.