Microsoft hate immigrants: Why I can’t use Xbox Live anymore

[Ben Paddon]

I apologise if this seems a little spammy, but this is a huge issue and I’m hoping to draw as much attention to it as possible.

When I moved from the US to the UK in June, I contacted Microsoft about transferring my Xbox Live account to the US system so I could enter my new bank account details and continue to pay for the account. What they did instead was insult me, offend me, hang up on me, send me mocking emails and offered me advice such as “go back to England.” Nice, eh? It reached a head when they contacted one of the gaming websites I write for yesterday and asked them to drop me from their Editorial line-up. The Editor in Chief of the website naturally responded by telling them, in lovely colourful terms using diagrams where appropriate, to go fuck themselves.

I’ve never called anyone a cunt before, but whoever it was at Microsoft who demanded I be fired is one, and a total, total one at that.

I’ve written an article about the issue, which you can read at the gaming website here. I’d be interested in seeing your feedback.

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[Pete Part Three]

A very interesting read, Ben.

Three words, though: Get a Wii.

[Tanya Jones]

Bloody hell. What a bunch of arseholes. The suggestion that GP drop you to save Microsoft’s blushes is particularly shocking. Surely it’s not that hard for them to solve your problem?

[Jonathan Capps]

> Three words, though: Get a Wii.

That’s not very helpful advice considering Wiis are totally different machines with different goals and games.

Four words, though: Become a PC gamer.

[Pete Part Three]

I’ve been saying it to everyone, irrespective of whether it’s even partially related to the topic being discussed.

Three words, though: Get a Wii.

[Ian Symes]

Wiis are literally the best thing ever, it’s true.

What a rotten story, though. Keep on at them, Ben. They’re clearly cretins.

CUSTOMER: “I want to be able to give you money in order to use your services.”
COMPANY: “Erm, you can’t. Piss off.”

[James]

Paying to play games online? That’s a bit of a barmy notion, if you don’t mind me saying so sir! PC/ Console debate aside, they must be nuts! I find Youtube gets immidiate action. I suggest a translation of your written work to video.

[Ben Paddon]

I’ll be putting a YouTube vid up next week, most likely. I would do it this weekend but I’m off to Houston.

I already have pretty much every major system at the moment, so I’m not left out in the gaming department.

[Dave]

Are Microsoft underhanded enough to get your green card revoked?

[Somebody]

Uhhh…. “When I moved from the US to the UK in June”? You make it very clear in the rest of your post & article that it’s the other way round…

[Sorry, pet hate.]

[Jonathan Capps]

> [Sorry, pet hate.]

Someone telling you they moved from the US to the UK when it was actually the other way round is a pet hate?

[Somebody]

No, people saying one thing on teh interweb when they actually mean the exact opposite in general is a pet hate. Not limited to one specific example :).

[peas_and_corn]

>I?ve never called anyone a cunt before

then what the fuck are you doing here? :P

[Andrew]

> people saying one thing on teh interweb when they actually mean the exact opposite in general is a pet hate.

I could care less about it.

:-)

[Jonathan Capps]

> I could care less about it.

I’ve had a bit of a West Wing kick recently (well, I say ‘bit’, what I actually mean is ‘massive obsessive fit’) and I’ve noticed that only Toby says “could care less” while everyone else, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GREATEST MAN IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, says it correctly.

So, yeah! Take that, wrong-o!

[Jo]

West Wing is awesome Cappsy… and so are you :oD

[Jonathan Capps]

Damn straight! :D

[Ben Paddon]

Incidentally, I’ve been contacted by Larry Hyrb, who’s Director of Programming for Xbox Live, and he says he’lls ee what he can do to get my problem sorted in the next few days. Huzzah!

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