Comments on: Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points [Online Game Code] Reviews http://free--onlinegames.com/xbox-360-live-1600-points-online-game-code-reviews/ Free Online Games Info Thu, 17 May 2012 06:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Frank http://free--onlinegames.com/xbox-360-live-1600-points-online-game-code-reviews/#comment-4749 Frank Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:30:53 +0000 http://free--onlinegames.com/xbox-360-live-1600-points-online-game-code-reviews/#comment-4749 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 792 of 926 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Buy the points card- Don't give Microsoft your credit card!</b>, <nobr>November 15, 2006</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3B05IM48QWCXS/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frank</span></a> (SF CA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3B05IM48QWCXS/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span style="vertical-align:top;">Fun:</span><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/> </b> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Live-1600-Points/dp/B000B9RI14/ref=cm_cr_if_orig_subj/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top">Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points (Video Game)</a></b> </div> First off, I'm an otherwise very happy Xbox Live Gold member. Instead of buying a points card from a retailer, I made the mistake of buying the points online from Microsoft through the Xbox. I used my gamer tag account and entered my credit card on the TV and I bought 500 points. I got the email confirmation that I bought the points. I then used the points. So far so good. <br/><br/>Over the next two days, four other Xbox charges totaling $30 mysteriously appeared on my credit card. Someone bought more points and a game subscription using my credit card info. I called Xbox Live support- their answer was "we don't give refunds." I explained that it's not a REFUND if my account is used fradulently. They still said no. <br/><br/>Note that clearly the security leak was with them, as no other fraudulent charges appeared on my credit card...just Xbox charges. <br/><br/>I then asked them to delete my credit card info from my Xbox Live account. They said they could not do this. I could not believe this! Given that someone had access to my credit card and they were unwilling to remove my credit card info, I had no choice but to cancel my credit card. <br/><br/>My advice- buy the points from a trusted source like Amazon. Don't ever give Microsoft direct access to your credit card info. 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Buy the points card- Don’t give Microsoft your credit card!, November 15, 2006

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First off, I’m an otherwise very happy Xbox Live Gold member. Instead of buying a points card from a retailer, I made the mistake of buying the points online from Microsoft through the Xbox. I used my gamer tag account and entered my credit card on the TV and I bought 500 points. I got the email confirmation that I bought the points. I then used the points. So far so good. Over the next two days, four other Xbox charges totaling $30 mysteriously appeared on my credit card. Someone bought more points and a game subscription using my credit card info. I called Xbox Live support- their answer was “we don’t give refunds.” I explained that it’s not a REFUND if my account is used fradulently. They still said no. Note that clearly the security leak was with them, as no other fraudulent charges appeared on my credit card…just Xbox charges. I then asked them to delete my credit card info from my Xbox Live account. They said they could not do this. I could not believe this! Given that someone had access to my credit card and they were unwilling to remove my credit card info, I had no choice but to cancel my credit card. My advice- buy the points from a trusted source like Amazon. Don’t ever give Microsoft direct access to your credit card info. I hope this helps.

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Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:27:03 +0000 http://free--onlinegames.com/xbox-360-live-1600-points-online-game-code-reviews/#comment-4748 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 81 of 90 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Main reason to buy these points through Amazon, no tax.</b>, <nobr>April 10, 2009</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AGHYJ2KM7WB5R/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patio B.</span></a> (Houston, TX USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AGHYJ2KM7WB5R/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span style="vertical-align:top;">Fun:</span><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/> </b> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Live-4000-Points-Online/dp/B001V7QIDY/ref=cm_cr_if_orig_subj/192-9786047-6902833?ie=UTF8&tag=perscompshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top">Xbox 360 Live 4000 Points [Online Game Code] (Software Download)</a></b> </div> This is a lot better than doing it through your xbox. For one, no tax. The other reason, for me at least, is that if you put your credit card into xbox live, you cant remove it. You can change it, but it will always have a credit card on file. Buying these points through xbox live would have cost me $54.12. 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Main reason to buy these points through Amazon, no tax., April 10, 2009

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This is a lot better than doing it through your xbox. For one, no tax. The other reason, for me at least, is that if you put your credit card into xbox live, you cant remove it. You can change it, but it will always have a credit card on file. Buying these points through xbox live would have cost me $54.12. I would rather save that $4.12, thank you.

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