Product Description
Subscription Length: 12 Months | Format: Online Game Code
From the Manufacturer
With an Xbox LIVE Gold membership, take your Xbox 360 online
to play Kinect and controller games with friends wherever they are.
Instantly watch HD movies, TV shows and sports, and with Kinect, your
voice is the remote control. Not sure what to play or watch? Quickly
find new movies, songs or games with your voice. Even use your phone or
tablet as a second screen to control and interact with what you’re
watching. Plus, now you can explore the web on your TV with Internet
Explorer for Xbox.* Entertainment is more amazing with Xbox.
Why to Buy
 Not all features and content on Xbox LIVE is Kinect voice and gesture enabled. Second screen control requires compatible devices enabled with Xbox SmartGlass and is only available with select Xbox LIVE content. Xbox SmartGlass and Internet Explorer for Xbox are coming Holiday 2012. See xbox.com/live. Xbox LIVE Code Redemption NOT AN XBOX LIVE MEMBER YET? Follow these steps first before redeeming your code:
TO REDEEM GOLD MEMBERSHIP CODE:
Codes can also be redeemed at xbox.com/live. What is Xbox LIVE?
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews from Amazon:
997 of 1,084 people found the following review helpful
By J. Gable
Access Method:Card| Subscription Term Name:3 Months|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
To start off, I'd like to say that X-Box Live is
amazing and worth every penny. Online gaming is incredibly fun and
quite a good way to pass time.
That aside, there are downsides to X-Box Live that can be avoided through prepaid cards. Number one, you always run the risk that unwarranted transactions will be made if your credit card information is stored on your X-Box 360 system. It may not happen all that often, but it's best to avoid it all together.
The biggest reason to buy prepaid Xbox Live card is the renewal process that happens when you don't use one. If you order X-Box Live through your system, it'll renew every time your subscription runs out. This wouldn't be a problem except that it's not that easy to cancel. Instead of canceling through your system, you have to go through the hassle of actually calling X-Box Live support. Even then, depending on the representative you get, you may be hassled to keep your subscription because they really don't want you to cancel it. I'm guessing that's part of their job to convince you to keep it, but it still is frustrating to the person that is trying to cancel it.
You'll have to go through this process every time you want to cancel if you don't use a prepaid card. Is that hassle really worth it? I don't think so. Therefore, avoid all of the problems by simply buying a prepaid card. You won't be sorry.
That aside, there are downsides to X-Box Live that can be avoided through prepaid cards. Number one, you always run the risk that unwarranted transactions will be made if your credit card information is stored on your X-Box 360 system. It may not happen all that often, but it's best to avoid it all together.
The biggest reason to buy prepaid Xbox Live card is the renewal process that happens when you don't use one. If you order X-Box Live through your system, it'll renew every time your subscription runs out. This wouldn't be a problem except that it's not that easy to cancel. Instead of canceling through your system, you have to go through the hassle of actually calling X-Box Live support. Even then, depending on the representative you get, you may be hassled to keep your subscription because they really don't want you to cancel it. I'm guessing that's part of their job to convince you to keep it, but it still is frustrating to the person that is trying to cancel it.
You'll have to go through this process every time you want to cancel if you don't use a prepaid card. Is that hassle really worth it? I don't think so. Therefore, avoid all of the problems by simply buying a prepaid card. You won't be sorry.
Cheapest Live Subsription Option
November 5, 2009
Access Method:Card| Subscription Term Name:12 Months|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
From what I can find this is the cheapest cost per month option
available for a live gold subscription. Depending on the current price,
it ranges from $2.9158 to $3.3325 per month. What I don't get is why
this credit card sized subscription card comes in such wasteful
packaging. It comes in a rather large plastic packaging, which requires
it to be shipped in a box. You get free shipping, but how wasteful.
Why doesn't amazon just offer the code online and not eat the cost of
shipping and at the same time be a little greener?
The order confirmation page misrepresent time to receive.
January 2, 2012
Access Method:Online Game Code| Subscription Term Name:12 Months|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is great to buy an online code to get it near instant. However,
it takes 4 hours to receive the code. Not the mythical 2 hours it said
it can take. It actually is up to 24 hours according to Amazon but
typically it's 4 hours MINIMUM. This results from criminals and kids who
get their parents credit cards and order it without the expressed
knowledge of the card holder. Security is tightly enforced to prevent
fraudulent charges and Amazon's from eating the costs.
When purchasing this 12 month X-Box Live Gold code be aware of this protection so you don't get mad at them and demand to know why. This will never change because once the code is given and used they can't recover their costs and losses from a chargeback by the credit card companies. So be warned. :)
When purchasing this 12 month X-Box Live Gold code be aware of this protection so you don't get mad at them and demand to know why. This will never change because once the code is given and used they can't recover their costs and losses from a chargeback by the credit card companies. So be warned. :)
