Xbox live free doesnt let you message freinds?

Just thought Id put this out there for people who own a 360, if you plan on reverting to free for any reason or if your account runs out of gold (like mine) you wont be contacting or messaging any of the people on your freinds. My account reverted to silver status yesterday and I needed to message people on my friends list over xbox.com. Well turns out I cant message anyone becasue i am not a gold member. So I guess I am paying to message people now not jsut pay to play? I find it really annoying when companies do this bs behind our back thinking its ok. just thought I would put this out there.

Its always been like that, but I believe you can still message them on your 360

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

arkephonic

Well, you get what you pay for... unless we're discussing the price of the ps3, then it's too much money.

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

arkephonic

This sounds highly fabricated. Last time I checked, the only communication restricted to Gold was Party Chat. You can still send a message to anyone on your contacts list with Silver.

It's only on Xbox.com that you must be gold to send messages, On the console you can message as silve..

Meanwhile over in camp PS3.com noone can send messages even PS+, So don't anyone bring in the "oh no on xbox you pay to chat" crap.

wow quite a bit of disinformation there TC.
You can message people on xbox live while in silver..

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

arkephonic

eidt: Nevermind. I see you still need a HDD/

One way around the Xbox.com gold chatting requirement would be to download Tinker (free) and send from there (plus earn some achievements :)); the Gold/Silver feature division doesn't exist on the PC. Any Games for Windows Live-enabled game will work for this, of course, but Tinker has the advantage of being a small free download that runs in windowed mode.

you CAN message through xbox but not from xbox.com

Well it's still better BS then to gave Gold in access public free APIs which for me is even more BS

Yes MS order you to pay to access same thing that you PC access for free when you click on this link:

https://graph.facebook.com/19292868552 (it's a demo of Facebook API, returning JSON result)

Same goes to Twitter and Last.fm which also give access to API for free

Again, Xbox Live... or should i say 360 sicne any of this services are part of Live, ispretty much looks like this on your internet cable:

Which is main reason why don't like Live very much and why they didnt give you web browser where PS3 and Wii gives you, so they can keep you in illusion that you pay for something (and it works since i feel im theo nly one who see this BS about free APIs)

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

arkephonic

Just thought Id put this out there for people who own a 360, if you plan on reverting to free for any reason or if your account runs out of gold (like mine) you wont be contacting or messaging any of the people on your freinds. My account reverted to silver status yesterday and I needed to message people on my friends list over xbox.com. Well turns out I cant message anyone becasue i am not a gold member. So I guess I am paying to message people now not jsut pay to play? I find it really annoying when companies do this bs behind our back thinking its ok. just thought I would put this out there.

AkimboBFGNinja

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

navyguy21

....but it's storage device same as HDD and oyu can run applications from them. I think thats more issue of there DRM security, sinc you can flash easily pluged to PC

Wut. Didn't know that, though probably most people here do. Can you still message other silver members?RavenLoud

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="arkephonic"]

I also like how Microsoft doesn't allow me to use my 4gb flash drive in my 4gb console to download a 2mb file in order to play an original Xbox game through backwards compatibility. Oh no, to download a 2mb file, they force you to own the 250gb harddrive. Microsoft is all about those hidden fees.

ShadowriverUB

....but it's storage device same as HDD and oyu can run applications from them. I think thats more issue of there DRM security, sinc you can flash easily pluged to PC

So people with gold accounts are being charged to have a friendlist, and messaging options? wow total rip off. alfy57

I swear I thought the only chat that was limited was Party Chat. And look, Wikipedia agrees with me LinkFunconsole

Well it's still better BS then to gave Gold in access public free APIs which for me is even more BS

Yes MS order you to pay to access same thing that you PC access for free when you click on this link:

https://graph.facebook.com/19292868552 (it's a demo of Facebook API, returning JSON result)

Same goes to Twitter and Last.fm which also give access to API for free

Again, Xbox Live... or should i say 360 sicne any of this services are part of Live, ispretty much looks like this on your internet cable:

Which is main reason why don't like Live very much and why they didnt give you web browser where PS3 and Wii gives you, so they can keep you in illusion that you pay for something (and it works since i feel im theo nly one who see this BS about free APIs)

ShadowriverUB