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05-19-2006, 06:51 PM
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Points: 57.32 Donate | | | independant psp repairs UK iv spoke to the sony careline, who then spoke to their technical department, cos i rang up to ask about my faulty umd drive, they want to charge me to fix it cos its a jap psp, so i sed fair enough, when i stated i didnt want the firmware to be updated from 1.5, the guy on the phone asked why, it makes no difference to ur psp just better security!! i told him it would loose retail value for when i wanted to sell it!! as 1.5's are more sought after, he rang me back earlier to confirm if i sent it for repair they would definately update it to at least a 2.6, so itll cost £115 to repair it and lose £100 off the second hand retail price!! so i sed "fuck you" (in a polite way) so im wondering does anyone in the uk know of somewhere thatll fix my umd drive, that aint sony!!! like an independant company?? | 
05-19-2006, 07:14 PM
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Points: 0.98 Donate | | | wow that sux mate lol. how harsh is that! making your psp un Iso able lol. and non everything elseable. well, i think you may have to buy another psp and replace the umd drive, or find a very clever person. good luck
Sony are big gits! making him pay for something he dont want!
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05-19-2006, 07:33 PM
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Points: 57.32 Donate | | | tell me about it!! i see where there coming from (ish) they dont see why i wudnt want it updated cos in their opinion it'll do more as a 2.6, in my opinion sony sucks cock!! but i stressed i didnt want it upgraded because it was worth more as a 1.5, they didnt care!! | 
05-19-2006, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by PugMe iv spoke to the sony careline, who then spoke to their technical department, cos i rang up to ask about my faulty umd drive, they want to charge me to fix it cos its a jap psp, so i sed fair enough, when i stated i didnt want the firmware to be updated from 1.5, the guy on the phone asked why, it makes no difference to ur psp just better security!! i told him it would loose retail value for when i wanted to sell it!! as 1.5's are more sought after, he rang me back earlier to confirm if i sent it for repair they would definately update it to at least a 2.6, so itll cost £115 to repair it and lose £100 off the second hand retail price!! so i sed "fuck you" (in a polite way) so im wondering does anyone in the uk know of somewhere thatll fix my umd drive, that aint sony!!! like an independant company?? | How does one say "f*ck you" in a polite way? lol | 
05-19-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by F#sus How does one say "f*ck you" in a polite way? lol | rofl........... | 
05-19-2006, 08:29 PM
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Points: 57.32 Donate | | | it wasnt the guy on the end of the phone's fault that sony likes to rip people off, and try to put an end to HB, he didnt really deserve the language i was using!! so i did try to be nice about it!! it was the least i could do! | 
05-19-2006, 08:34 PM
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Points: 491.97 Donate | | | If i remember correctly PugMe, in the last thread that you started about this. You stated that you could play the UMD of Metal Gear Acid, then when you went back to the XMB it told you that the region code was incorrect, Correct me if im wrong.. | 
05-19-2006, 08:39 PM
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Points: 57.32 Donate | | | it was doing that, but it dont even do that anymore, now it just comes up with disc cannot be read!! unless i remove the batter for half hour put it back in, then it'll read the disc, but only once, if i turn it off and on again, it wont read, if i play a game and go back to menu it wont read! if i do anything it wont read!! | 
05-19-2006, 08:39 PM
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My Mood: | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MO Age: 18
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Points: 26.47 Donate | | | oh man you are better of buying a new psp that part on ebay is $250.....
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05-19-2006, 08:49 PM
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i am really ThE_hIpPy, just that accounts corrupt so i started this 1.
1 - black psp... FW 1.5
1 - 1GB memory stick
1 - Case
1 - Powerwave bonus pack
my games: Burnout, GTA, FIFA(all of them)...and alot more
my movies: Be Cool, Black Hawk down,. | |
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