abcman, once again thanks for the help!
Maniac, that was a great link, thank you. I am the only one of my friends who is even aware of isonews, places like this, etc., and because of that, I Am pretty ignorant of useful sources like that website unless I stumble upon them. Don't even let me get into the fact that I can't get 0 day warez

But all I need is my games anyways hehe
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For you xbox owners with MAtrix mod chip, here is the state of xbox live:
This is the best thread that everyone with questions about Xbox live should check out:
http://xbox-scene.fxp.info/index.php?act=ST&f=21&t=13089
So for us Matrix users (or any mod chip users) it seems like the best thign to do is to wait a few days in order to verify IF mod chip detection indeed exists.
There have been reports that some matrix users with mode3 enabled have been able to playonline, but why chance it unless you are willing to spend $200 US on another xbox if you are wrong...
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