Launch Xbox just RRoD - Repair Charges???

I bought a console and launch and then started seeing threads for the RRoD, then saw MS extend the warranty to 3 years. But my console was still going strong. Yet it seemed like an inevitablity that mine would eventually die. I even considered killing it before the 3 years ended (which to my understanding ended for launch console purchasers last Nov)

Long story short - put in Fable 2 Friday, it crashed, RRoD came up. I was like WTF - seriously, so soon after the warranty expired. I had every intention of chewing out the person I was about to talk to on 1-800-MY-XBOX but it turns out, I didn't need to.

I told her it was a launch console, she made sure it was registered online, told me to send it in and they would pay for the shipping (gave me a shipping label) and then said that it would be free because MS extended the warranty to three years.

She also said that they would include a one month free Gold subscription when they returned the Xbox.....

Lets just say I didn't argue. I made sure to get her name and the reference number in case they tried to charge me (which I don't know how they could because they don't have my credit card info).

Did you guys know that it is still free

I bought a console and launch and then started seeing threads for the RRoD, then saw MS extend the warranty to 3 years. But my console was still going strong. Yet it seemed like an inevitablity that mine would eventually die. I even considered killing it before the 3 years ended (which to my understanding ended for launch console purchasers last Nov)

Long story short - put in Fable 2 Friday, it crashed, RRoD came up. I was like WTF - seriously, so soon after the warranty expired. I had every intention of chewing out the person I was about to talk to on 1-800-MY-XBOX but it turns out, I didn't need to.

I told her it was a launch console, she made sure it was registered online, told me to send it in and they would pay for the shipping (gave me a shipping label) and then said that it would be free because MS extended the warranty to three years.

She also said that they would include a one month free Gold subscription when they returned the Xbox.....

Lets just say I didn't argue. I made sure to get her name and the reference number in case they tried to charge me (which I don't know how they could because they don't have my credit card info).

Did you guys know that it is still free

seabiscuit8686

are you bill gates' son? cause your experience it's way different from anything I've heard so far...