the problem i had was the marketplace was totally unavailable, due to some corrupted marketplace file in the hard drive. refer to my post here on how to fix that.

however, this doesn't solve the "This item is not available in your location" problem. i believe that's from the content lockdown they implemented recently. i dont think there's any workaround for this as they are blocking based on IP region (well actually u can do IP tunneling, but i dont know how and i'm not bothering it)

on my xbox (i'm using a US account btw), items that are affected by this are mostly in the video marketplace (movie, tv shows, music videos & trailers), no biggie, but i'll miss those HD+5.1 trailers . i've managed to download "US only" releases like Aegis Wing and Ocean's 13 Theme & Picture (i find this relevant because Ocean's 13 trailer is protected & not available to us), therefore i can safely assume that this content lockdown only affect video marketplace items, not game items, themes & gamerpics.

i haven't seen this in action in other region marketplace so far. i downloaded a music video (guess which one?) from SG video marketplace last night and downloading Trusty Bell/Eternal Sonata demo from JP marketplace right now...

*edit: oops.. i can't be so sure yet, didnt try download a game demo from US marketplace yet. will try that and report back...
**edit: can't download the Blacksite demo too

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: May 24 2007, 12:58 PM

apparently, dirt demo they didnt restrict the content pulak (for me at least). so im not gonna ask too many questions, just download anything while i can

if you haven't done so, logon to billing.microsoft,com with your associated Windows Live ID and check your billing detail & history there, should give some clue on what's happening with your account.

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basically u need to set a static IP for your 360, and set some port forward settings in the router setup.
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers...ox_Live_360.htm

y must u disconnect them? it's just port forward cerain ports nia, no block their access. or issit they also got 360 on LIVE? if that's the case enable UPNP in the router

don't need to plug-in directly to do it mah... via switch also is fine, no need to mess with ur current network layout. just key in the gateway address in your browser

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Oct 9 2007, 09:47 PM

then i'm sorry, i'm out of suggestions ... as far as i know, connecting through a switch doesn't block the router/modem configuration page. in fact, my modem is chained to 2 switches (the 2nd one also acts as a WiFi access point), i can access the config page from any point in my network, including WiFi.

try check ur ambank prepaid card balance n see

just call them up or something la, check ur balance 1st, most probly the transaction with ms didnt go thru. if u havent done so, check ur live account at http://billing.microsoft.com, should see more details on the error/failed transaction.

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Oct 23 2007, 05:07 PM

you can change the region of whatever live account you have here before signing up for a gamertag. it is also necessary to provide a valid post/zip code (and phone number too) during registration of your gamertag. i suggest signing up from the xbox itself so u would be entitled to 1 month xbox live gold. if you create your gamertag from the web, there is no free trial. and be careful what gamertag you choose & which live account u associate it with as gamertag & live account linking is not reversable and changing your gamertag requires payment.
marketplace content varies from region to region, depending on local rating approval. most contents are eventually released to all regions. some content (like gears of war map pack), are IP restricted so you would have to be in the allowed country to download it. not to worry though, most (but not all) game related content are not IP restricted. Video Marketplace (TV & Movies) is currently only available to US and is IP restricted.


you can download major updates from the net & burn it into a disc. not necessary if you dont need the new features or fixes but it is necessary to be updated to connect to xbox live.

yes, demos are always free

i'm just reiterating here, most of the information is already on the first page of this thread.