360 went down, sending in for repair
Well, today the kid’s 360 got the 3 red lights error. Apparently it’s some type of hardware error (duh, ya think?!). I tried all the troubleshooting advice and ended up calling customer support. I’m still under warranty (thanks MS for extending the warranty to 1yr!) so I’ll have ship it back and have them repair/replace it. Hopefully it won’t take too long. They stated about 8-10 business days after they receive it…so I guess I’m looking at about 3 weeks to get it back.
I’m not looking forward to having to ship it back as I know I’m going to get raked-over-the-coals if I take it to the UPS Store or FedEx.
I still have my 360 and we still have our original Xbox so I’m sure we’ll be okay ’till then. Let’s just hope for a nice quick turnaround.
[Update 3.4.07]
I ended up taking my 360 to the UPS Store to have them ship it. Cost around $30 for them to box and ship via ground. It’ll go out Monday and should arrive Friday. Any faster shipping (like 3day) would have only got it there 1 day earlier but for about $15 more…not worth it.
I considered taking it to USPS, but I don’t trust them and they tend to act like you’re a bother to them.