Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 187 Location: san antonio texas XP: 0
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: Why Can't I Use My FIRST PROFILE?!!!
okay, i have had this xbox 360 for a while now and JUST got live, i got a one month trial card, but when i went to sign on usinkg my profile with my gamerscore it said it was already in use....
i used my full name so i don't see how it could be in use by anyone else...i mean my name is kinda different not like JOHN SMITH or anything
also, is there a way to transfer my points to this new account i set up or am i pretty much S.O.L.
does the gamerscore even matter really? what is it good for?
anyway, if anyone wants to check me out i'll be on under nigelbarrios
so send me a message, if you got saints row or gears or COD2 i'll play any of them, seeing as i need to get my gamerscore points back, i'll probably spend the rest of this month trying to get it back up to par, i had almost 3000!@!#$(*@&#
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama XP: 45,042
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:45 am Post subject:
i thought when you signed up for live from an existing profile it transfered over, there would be no way to transfer over though _________________________________________________________
deps 360-HQ Experienced
Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 187 Location: san antonio texas XP: 0
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:57 am Post subject:
no unfortunately i tried using the name i made when i first got the 360 which was about 6 months ago and i've played a lot of games on it already....
none of those games transfered over..
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,092
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:
Hi deps,
Have you tried calling M$ Support??? Im sure it would be a cheap phonecall to find out and save you some time..
I myself havent had this issue in the past and i know of a friend actually who has two accounts on his xbox.. One is for xbox live and the other is his local gamertag only.. Im not sure how it works otherwise i would input more.
Seriously though, i would call M$ Support and ask their advice.. Its only a phonecall and you will know for sure.
Feel free to update your post at anytime as it will help others with the same issue.
Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 187 Location: san antonio texas XP: 0
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:04 am Post subject:
yes you can have more than one gamertag on your 360 as your friend does...
but the customer support guy said i am pretty much out of luck because they cannot merge accounts, change accounts or anything like that
luckily i only bought one month of the LIVE as a trial. Next month i will have to call them back up and setup the new account with the NEW card......
good thing i didn't buy a year...
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,092
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:08 am Post subject:
thanks for letting us know how you went..
Even if your 1 month trial runs out your xbox live gamercard is saved now... when mine ran out i still had my gamerscore and achievements but couldnt play online and do some other things..
The best way is to purchase the 12 months.. Then you can forget about it and get on with your gaming.
Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 187 Location: san antonio texas XP: 0
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:
****UPDATE******
yeah so its a month later and i decided to try using my offline profile.
well it was a lot easier than i thought....
i went back to my offline profile and changed my profile name to nigelsan and it worked just fine...so now i am able to keep my gamerscore and use my saved games. _________________________________________________________ http://www.myspace.com/discardedtelepathy <--my music, please let me know what you think...
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