I always have to qualify my disappointments, my many, many disappointments with Microsoft, with certain compliments, like Xbox LIVE is still better than PC or playstation online gaming, once you’re in it just works.

But it’s still as if they make it as hard as possible.   You can’t just have an xbox live card, you must put your card on file, and when you put your card on file, Microsoft is very vague about what they are going to use it for and they charge you when they say they are not going to charge you.   This happened, I had to go to my bank and get a new card with my bank.

Then I wanted to cancel so my card wouldn’t be charged, a dozen different pages at microsoft support said all I had to do was click there and it would tell me how, but none of them did.  Finally I learned from yahoo answers that I have to call a number and talk about waiting on hold!

I was at walmart buying a cheap microwave and thought I would pick up a three month card, but I got a ‘microsoft points’ card instead by accident.  Fine I think, it says ‘Unlimited Gaming Possibilities’ on the card and I know that every time I use a gold membership one month card it says I get and spend points, so I go to upgrade my membership and it only gives me the option to pay with a card.

Can’t pay with microsoft points.

Unlimited, eh?   Why exactly can’t you buy xbox live gold membership with the points?  It’s the whole point of the points!!!  So that you don’t have to be charging your card for gaming!!!!

Well I have a blog and I’m going to blog about it.