Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Recieved my new XBOX power cord this morning, had to laugh due to the sheer size of it and how much they trust their consoles  Its a huge breaker
And the dumb fuckers are supplying european plugs instead of british standard 
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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maybe you sent off for the wrong region or something as i got mine this morning too at its exactly the same as my old one apart from the code which they say is how you tell the difference?
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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not hard to swap the plug.
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Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
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they did this to me so i got on the blower to them and they are sending one out now that is a uk, they appologied and it was a freephone number so it isnt that bad.
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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you numpty you have got the wrong cable.the one they sent me was just like the old one
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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no its not me being a numpty, its them they admitted they have been sending out wrong ones to some customers
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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I'm keeping my old power cables and I'm going to get them running for a while, so hopefully they'll get nice and toasty 
Compo here we come
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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My xbox is an american import, when I quoted its serial number to M$ over the phone, the operator crapped his pants and said he'd call us back.. still no word
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Get one of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6734581324
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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already have one but id rather them send another
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Laterly i've bought quite a few things with those plus on -- from dodgy DVD players off eBay to SONY VCRs form Comet. I wouldn't be arsed 
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V-Man
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Registered: 7th Feb 05
Location: Iwade, Sittingbourne
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why u all need new cables anyway? something wrong with the older ones?
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Rob Withey
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Registered: 21st Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by V-Man
why u all need new cables anyway? something wrong with the older ones?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4274035.stm
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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Microsoft should have sent the european plug in the first place, fuck changing the plug no matter how simple it may be
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V-Man
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Registered: 7th Feb 05
Location: Iwade, Sittingbourne
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cheers, kewl beans, off to microsoft to get another cabel then!
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GIBBS
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
Location: Kent, Jap Car Importer :)
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what's wrong with the xbox power cables?
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Jafster
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: abbeywood Drives: Corsa Turbo
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quote:
Originally posted by GIBBS
what's wrong with the xbox power cables?
microsoft have been contacting people who purchesed xboxs back in 2002 (not sure what date) to tell them to replace there power supply on there xbox cause it was leading to some xboxs burning them selfs up! so they are handing em out -think it only affects those brought on a certain date
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob Withey
quote:
Originally posted by V-Man
why u all need new cables anyway? something wrong with the older ones?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4274035.stm
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GED2.0CORSA
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Registered: 28th Apr 04
Location: Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
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it only applies to folks who bought there xbox before a certain date cant remember the date like , i still have to send away for my one !!!
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Ren
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Registered: 16th Oct 04
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im not gonna bother. the cable is just a normal generic cable, and the step down power thingy is inside the xbox itself. all that wire does is transport 240 volts into the xbox, where the xbox steps-down the voltage and ampage (or whatever).
ah well
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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anyone got a link where i can order one or at least check if i need one
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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got it
http://replacements.webprogram.com/en-gb/programoverview.asp
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TimS
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Registered: 29th Jan 05
Location: Brignorth, Shropshire
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Yeah they are.
A few years back i don't know if any of you remember they had the "where do you want to go today campain"
Well the music they used was Confutatis Maledictis" from the Mozart's Requiem.
You think they would have checked what the words in it mean before playing it as there theme tune
"Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis," which means, "The damned and accursed are convicted to flames of hell."
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
Recieved my new XBOX power cord this morning, had to laugh due to the sheer size of it and how much they trust their consoles Its a huge breaker
And the dumb fuckers are supplying european plugs instead of british standard
PMSL! Not just me then
Going to ring them tomorrow.
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