(02-10-2012, 06:32 PM)☆ Norris ☆ Wrote: Yes. Thanks.
I have had a quote for new drive and "stealth mod" (he claims being able to play online with copied games, but i'm skeptical) for £50(~$80).
I just bought a new one out of my PP instead.
You can buy new drives from pretty much anywhere now, and there are the tools and tutorials all over the net for how to flash them yourself.
You could pickup the tools for around £15-25 and the drives for around £10, all the software/firmware you need is available and free to download.
I wouldn't trust any "Stealth Mod" as they just flag up an error with MicroSoft to say that the firmware has been tampered with. The best firmware to use at the moment is LiteTouch (the latest version, as always) and that should keep you going for some time.
About playing online; it is possible to play online on a flashed console, however, you need to make sure every game you play is 'clean' using ABGX and make sure that you don't play any games before their official release date.
MicroSoft also have 'ban waves' or 'mass bans' once a year, usually around November time (just before all the big releases come out) if you've made it through November without getting banned, you're home dry.
Hope this helps