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xboxspecialist
08-23-2002, 05:02 PM
if u got a email saying u will receive a link to the website to buy ur kit. ****IS FAKEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!1111 I TALKED To a representitive and they told me there is a 50/50 chance that the email is fake. so i got my hopes down about beign in the beta. but i got a email today that is an update about it. im happy for u guy that got the email. not the fake one.:mad:

JimmieDoogan
08-23-2002, 05:06 PM
I got a mail today telling me that I won't be in the beta test... :( :((

xboxspecialist
08-23-2002, 05:09 PM
ye sorry man. i got the update one too.

Professor Kaos
08-23-2002, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by JimmieDoogan
I got a mail today telling me that I won't be in the beta test... :( :((

did it actually say that ur not gonna test? i got one that said: Thanks for wanting to participate in the Xbox™ Live beta. Here's a quick update on our progress...

We selected our initial beta testers this week and will be adding many more over the weeks to come. If you have not yet been contacted, we will be contacting you on or before September 20th regarding your status to potentially be included in our beta test program.

We want to thank you for your willingness to participate in the program, but want to let you know that we have many more applicants than we have openings. However, remember that this is just the beta, and we're working feverishly to bring to you the actual Live service on November 15th, 2002. This is when we will have made the necessary tweaks to create the ultimate online gaming arena for you and your friends.

In the meantime, check out http://www.xbox.com/live/ for the latest news and updates.

Thanks again for your desire to participate in the Xbox Live beta.

-Xbox Live Beta Team

Snoopy7548
08-23-2002, 05:24 PM
i got that one. its basically saying that you didnt get picked.

xboxspecialist
08-23-2002, 05:28 PM
kind off. but its fake

JimmieDoogan
08-23-2002, 05:38 PM
I agree with Snoopy!

AmpedRider
08-23-2002, 08:48 PM
its fake my e-mail came from Xbox.com [XBOX@csmtp.net] lol

egg
08-23-2002, 09:22 PM
hmmmm I got the same email from Xbox.com[XBOX@csmtp.net]

So.. Is it real or fake... Could someone who got a legit email from m$ please look at there header and see if it says Xbox.com[XBOX@csmtp.net].. Report back please..

CyberBOMB
08-23-2002, 09:33 PM
I got that email too. its wierd that it doesnt have a xbox.com ending to it but i still have my survey one and it has the same email address. So its not a fake. sorry dudes.

Johny.
08-24-2002, 12:46 AM
so i got this... is this a fake? ... i was kinda wondering cause when i go to the place to register, the site looks different. The XBOX sign seems squished. And it lacks the links around the xbox sign a t the top of the screen... here is the email i got :

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You have been chosen
to play among the few. The connected. The Beta Testers. Now all you've gotta do is sign up and subscribe. Click on the link below to get started.


So what's included in your Beta Starter Pack?
12 months of high-speed gaming starting at the end of the Beta, plus free play during the Beta.
Be one of the first to create a Gamertag and start building a rep.
Limited Edition Xbox™ Live Beta Starter Pack containing:
Xbox Communicator headset and module
Setup DVD
Handy reference guide
Games, including the prerelease, online-only version of NFL™ Fever 2003 - exclusively for Beta Testers.
Bragging rights - we told you from the very beginning that you'd get them. Well, here they are. So not only will you be able to boast about actually playing Live, you'll be able to brag about actually helping build it.

All of this for only $49.95! That's about what you'd pay for just one game.

Sign up by clicking here: Get Your Beta Starter Pack Now!
-Xbox Live Beta Selection Team




To say thanks for playing and participating in the Beta, we're throwing in some additional high-speed game play, on us. So you'll play for nothing until the scheduled official launch in November 2002. Hurry, this offer expires September 9th, 2002!



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We respect your right to privacy. You may remove yourself from our mailing list at any time by clicking http://www.xbox.com/myxbox/unsubscribe.asp.

Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | ©2002 Microsoft Corporation.

Johny.
08-24-2002, 12:53 AM
OK here is the pic of the site that has the registration... it looks phonny to me...gimme yer opinions... i was so close to filling in the form for my credit card... glad i looked at the forum!

xboxspecialist
08-24-2002, 01:01 AM
YES THATS IT. BUT IF U KNOW THE SITE IT DONT MATTER. they will only allow u to buy the kit if u where picked. ms allows u to register as soon as they send u the email saying ur picked.

Johny.
08-24-2002, 01:09 AM
so wait.... that is the fake or isn't?? thats the one my friend got... he don't have an xbox so he forwarded it to me... i got the update one!

maneatingcow
08-24-2002, 01:15 AM
Originally posted by Johny.
so wait.... that is the fake or isn't?? thats the one my friend got... he don't have an xbox so he forwarded it to me... i got the update one!

That COULD be the proper site... but just to be sure, you can feel free to e-mail me the link to the site that you have. I can easily verify it for you. If you do not have the $61 to pay for the kit... please pass along your friends info to someone nice.... and helpful... and with an odd username... like me :) Otherwise I will have to try my chances with the selection on Sept 20th :D

Waffle.

<i>Edit: My e-mail address is: dustin@xboxaddict.com</i>

MerimacHamwich
08-24-2002, 01:19 AM
MEC love the sig!
Chicken!!!!Ehehehee! I'm gonna eat YOU!:D

xboxspecialist
08-24-2002, 01:20 AM
Originally posted by MerimacHamwich
MEC love the sig!
Chicken!!!!Ehehehee! I'm gonna eat YOU!:D

talk about freeposting

Johny.
08-24-2002, 01:29 AM
ok here is the actually pic i got when i opened the link... the register form... is this a fake? nm file too big... but i open email and i get the u made it ... blah balh... pay 49.95 and get madden etc.... blah blah... click here to register... then i get the form... fake or not?

maneatingcow
08-24-2002, 01:35 AM
Originally posted by Johny.
ok here is the actually pic i got when i opened the link... the register form... is this a fake? nm file too big... but i open email and i get the u made it ... blah balh... pay 49.95 and get madden etc.... blah blah... click here to register... then i get the form... fake or not?

Forward it to dustin@xboxaddict.com

Don't have to give me the personal info, just the mail. I can then tell you if it's real.

egg
08-24-2002, 01:36 AM
Originally posted by CyberBOMB
I got that email too. its wierd that it doesnt have a xbox.com ending to it but i still have my survey one and it has the same email address. So its not a fake. sorry dudes.

Thanks bro!

Johny.
08-24-2002, 01:36 AM
ya ok.. in a sec

Professor Kaos
08-24-2002, 01:36 AM
i got the email with the csmtp.net thing, so its fake or what. im completely confused, and i got it on teh 23rd not 21st.

Johny.
08-24-2002, 01:39 AM
i need to talk to my friend.... come back in the morning when i am actuall awake... i will talk to him about email adress

then i wil lforward it

Joeey
08-24-2002, 03:33 AM
Just finish playing some 2003 fever, thats no fake.

xbox@csmtp.com is the real Xbox beta

robnyack
08-24-2002, 08:21 AM
I got an email this past Wednesday that is titled and reads,


Subject: Xbox Live: We want you.


Today you have been chosen to play among the few. The connected. The Beta Testers.


So what's included in your Beta Starter Pack?

12 months of high-speed gaming starting at the end of the Beta, plus free play during the Beta.
Be one of the first to create a Gamertag and start building a rep.
Limited Edition Xbox™ Live Beta Starter Pack containing:
Xbox Communicator headset and module
Setup DVD
Handy reference guide
Games, including the prerelease, online-only version of NFL™ Fever 2003 - exclusively for Beta Testers.
Bragging rights - we told you from the very beginning that you'd get them. Well, here they are. So not only will you be able to boast about actually playing Live, you'll be able to brag about actually helping build it.

We?ll be sending you a link to sign up and subscribe within the next 30 days.

-Xbox Live Beta Selection Team

notice it says a link will be provided within 30 days. Also notice the spelling error "We?ll" instead of "We'll".

Then a day later, I got the



Thanks for wanting to participate in the Xbox™ Live beta. Here's a quick update on our progress...

I'm very confused. Phoney? Real? Anyone? I mean it looks real, all decked out in xbox.com scheme, and has the same email addy as the surveys did. :eek:

canadianboi3
08-24-2002, 10:47 AM
I GOT THE REAL EMAIL...AND I GOT THE LIVE UPDATE...WTF!!

Young_Fledgling
08-24-2002, 11:09 AM
omg omg omg omg.... people people

IF U GOT THE EMAIL SAYING this in the subject line

xbox live. we want you

THEN U R PICKED! regardless of what other mail u got... now just wait till u get the link to order ur xbox live kit.... THE LATEST THAT WILL COME IS SEPTEMBER 20th......

if u got that other e-mail updating u on the status and DID NOT GET THE ONE I SAID ABOVE.... u may still have a chance.... but it is getting slim.

robnyack
08-25-2002, 08:11 AM
wardpr,

I will accept your answer.....only because it was the answer I was looking for. :D

Johny.
08-29-2002, 12:59 AM
ok... i don't wanna get scammed... so im registering... and want to make sure that the starter kits comes with carrying case, some orange thing.... a white cd... etc... that is the picture i am getting from this... is this the scam? here is the pic...

Genocide
08-29-2002, 01:27 AM
Originally posted by Johny.
ok... i don't wanna get scammed... so im registering... and want to make sure that the starter kits comes with carrying case, some orange thing.... a white cd... etc... that is the picture i am getting from this... is this the scam? here is the pic...

What's the URL to the site in the pic? If it's something like gear.xbox.com... then you're safe.

canadianboi3
08-29-2002, 10:21 AM
i dont think you can buy things on xbox.com...can you?

Johny.
08-29-2002, 11:25 AM
here is the url.... it is like eecompany... here look for yer self:


https://shop.ecompanystore.com/xbox/XBX_PlaceOrder.asp?Cust=00000001