Xbox Live 12-Month Kit for Spring 2005- K9700081

Problems began when I tried 2 scratch off the card containing the required code needed 2 sign up with xbox live. After scratching off the grey material hiding the code using a quarter, fingernail, & then a knife blade the code was so obscured it was not legible. I returned the xbox live kit 4 a replacement & was able 2 scatch off the card (using a razor blade)enough 2 barely make out the code. Why do they make this so difficult? Could this be due 2 the age of the kit I purchased? It was the 2005 version. Of course this was not mentioned at the time of order. After finally getting the xbox live set up & now able 2 play online I began having disconnection problems as well as error messages. I followed all the applicable fixes from the microsoft & EA game websites & still was having issues especially while playing Madden 2007. These disconnect problems cause you 2 have a loss counted against you & there is no way 2 resolve this. The bottom line is this system needs a lot of work & I would not reccomend it unless you have a high frustration tolerance.

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