[DriftDiver]

I'm in the exact same boat, word for word.

I contacted xbox to see what the "smart guys" over there could come up with. I have a problem with there solution, it almost sounds like there giving me directions to change the "Name" of my gamertag, thats not what I want; I want to just have my offline tag of "Matt" which I created on day one be my online tag. My current online tag of "DriftDiveR" could go by the way side for all I care, but it is my current online tag that I setup when I used my 1 month free deal.

I just went saturday and got the halo 3 12+1 card and would like to have everything taken care of this week.

Well I guess i'll stop my rant and post xbox's email on this topic:

Hello James,



Thank you for writing Xbox Customer Support!



I am sorry for the inconvenience and as I understand, you would like to change your gamertag.



Before Xbox 360, you could not change your original gamertag, except in certain abnormal circumstances. This policy is changed for Xbox 360. If you are an Xbox 360 user, you can now purchase a gamertag change in the Xbox Live Marketplace by using 800 Microsoft Points.



To change your gamertag, follow these steps:

Go to the Xbox Live section of the Dashboard.
Highlight your gamercard, and then press the A button.
Select Edit Profile
Select Gamertag.
On the Edit Gamertag screen, complete the required information to complete the process.
Confirm the purchase for 800 points.

It would be great if someone could tell me if this is indeed the answer.

I don't see why it should be such a big problem. "DriftDiveR" has no scores what so ever so loosing it is not a big deal, plus the name isn't doing much for me anymore. I should be able to just swith my offline tag to be my online tag with a name change as i'm sure "Matt" is taken.

I also asked this on another thread but does anyone know anything about static/dynamic ip setting from your internet service provider. Embarq charges $5 a month for the static option which they claim is for gaming.