I hate Xbox Live

[Firedove]

Well....I decided to purchase an Xbox and get Xbox Live figuring. " Hell, this should be great ". I get home and await for my DSL modem to arrive. When it does the first thing that happens when I hook it up to my Xbox. " Xbox Live not found " my friggin' luck. Keep in mind I was using the DSL modem for my computer.
I call Xbox and they tell me to go to Bellsouth (provider). I call them and they tell me to go back to Xbox saying that they fixed my problem through a stupid method that made it worse. I call Xbox and finally I get a decent smart guy. He gives me the names of the ports I have to open to get in and firewalls must be down and I need to bridge my modem. I am happy. I call Bellsouth and they give me the same bullsh-i-t. So I call XBox yet again and I get sent to the manager of the department. He asks for my information and leaves me hanging by saying. " Thank you for your contribution, we will ensure this does not happen to other Xbox Live customer. We will call you back within 48 hours". Then he hung up.
Basically he said. " Well your screwed but others will be fine ". So I wait...
And true to his word, I get a call a day later and he tells me some really in depth stuff. I write it down hastily and then forget everything he explained to me later. So basically my Xbox Live 12 month membership is collecting dust. I could give them another call but I am done with Xbox Live.

Alot to read, god forbid.