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  1. rainman0211

    rainman0211 Generation 7
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    ... I use BING (maybe about 10 minutes a day) to do searches and when you do you get credits into your Microsoft account. I have been saving my points and today I redeemed 2899 points for ! year of Xbox live service. It only takes a few minutes out of your day. There are also other things you can use your points on. I've already pre-ordered Titanfall 2, so maybe with the $60 I've saved I can squeeze a new controller for myself. Just thought I'd share that info.
     
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  2. ThirdGuyver

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    Thats an awesome perk for some browsing, nice one.
     
  3. Bruvas

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    What the fudge??? How do you convert Bing usage into MS credits?

    I'm a Windows household - 2x Xbox ones, a W10 PC, a Surface 3, a WP 950XL, and a WP Lumia 1520. With Bing being the default browser, surely I'm in the money here!!! Let me in to your little secret :D

    EDIT: Almost forgot the WP 650, but it's my work phone so technically I didn't get the choice.
     
  4. rainman0211

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    I guess BING hooked up with Microsoft some kind of way. Whatever way it is, I'm a happy camper. The $60.00 I saved can maybe go towards a new controller.
     
  5. ThirdGuyver

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    US only though, or i'd be ditching google for a while!
     
  6. Bruvas

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    Damn it... I'd be delighted if they brought that over here. I'm not one to shy away from a little bribery!!
     
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  7. rainman0211

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    #7 rainman0211, Jul 20, 2016
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    Just recently found out it was on good in the U.S. only. Lucky me huh?;)
     
  8. KernelClamjuice

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    Contact Dynamic Essentialz....and send them your old crappy controller.....

    For probably half of a new one *including shipping you can get a new/used controller....and u can probably get some cool color sticks and triggers...etc..

    I wore out my original controller and sent it to them......I had them out pink buttons and triggers and Xbox led light on it for my daughter...

    Works perfectly and girly..

    Contact me and I can reach out to them if u wish and introduce u to one another......


    They normally make modded controllers........and I asked them to do it for me and they did.......
     
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  9. rainman0211

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    @KernelClamjuice ... Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to keep it in mind for the next time because unfortunately that controller has been sacrificed and cannibalized for parts. I appreciate the info.
     
  10. KernelClamjuice

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    Well,it sounds like u know how to fix the controller for yourself anyway......

    I wish I had dem skills..
     
  11. rainman0211

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    I wish I had "dem skills" too.:rolleyes: The repair job didn't go well... at all.:(
     
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    Update to original post...

    Soldering irons, controllers and babysitting of grandkids. These three things should never intersect at any time. It was a beautiful morning and my wife and step-daughter weregoing to the market and I'm to babysit. So after situating the kids I get busy replacing the left stick modual. 3/4's done I hear a cry that instantly sets the old Spider Senses to tingling and I leap into action knowing the thrashing receive with one of the kids hurt on my watch. So after averting an inter-household that was quicky reaching DEFCON 5, I returned to my project to discover that the soldering iron had melted thri and embedded itself halfway thru my controller. So after my wife and step-daughter finished laughing they eventually got together and got another controller that I been enjoying for the past couple of days. Soldering iron works really well.
     
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  13. KernelClamjuice

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    They really need to put warning labels on those soldering irons....
     
  14. rainman0211

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    I really need to put warning labels on my grandkids.;)
     
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    Ha! True about kids and intricate jobs not mixing..Glad it worked out well in the end!
     
  16. KernelClamjuice

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    Now that was funny.....lol
     
  17. rainman0211

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    Here's a recreation of it what it looked like.:eek:
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