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I dont know But when I tried to set up a new account for my friend It said you need to enter a Credit card number, After the update you have to do it so they can track and see you are over 18 or Have a parent over 18. But that sucks cuz everyone dont have Credit card(s). rolleyes

yup and its also used so the can charge you the annual fee, the Silver membership a credit card is not required.

I just buy the 12+1 month cards for 50 bucks at Wal Mart

i buy the 12 months + 1 free month membership for 50 bucks
i dont have to worry for 13 whole months it gets no better
its like im paying about $4 a month and get 1 extra month

3 months is $20 = about $6.50 a month (not bad but i rather save my $2.50)
and when u save that $2.50 a month u will save $30 in a year
that $30 could be used on a 12+1 subscription
but this is not that bad

1 month is $8 = of course $8 a month (the worst subscription)
u spend $8 a month and u have to worry about it expiring next month

i heard of this new subscription that is returning the diamond subscription
here is the website: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/features/cardperks.htm
from what i understand is that u pay $6.95 a year = less than a dollar a month