How do i stop XBL from restricting me from downloading M content?

Sply_Circo

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#1 Sply_Circo

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It doesn't make any sense because i just turned 17 so my account should let me download M content, and for some reason it restricts it. Is their a way i can change the settings to allow me to download whatever i want?

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#2 slayer85

Member since 2006 • 926 Posts

i guess modify your birth date

16 years ago

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#3 Sply_Circo

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how do you do that?

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#4 ag1002

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you can't change your birth date it won't make any difference. To get around it just make a silver account, which is free, using an email with a birth date making you 18 or older, and you can use it to download stuff from the market place. the only problem with using a silver account is, if new content comes out, it isnt available to silver accounts for a week I think.

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#5 ag1002

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you can't change your birth date it won't make any difference. To get around it just make a silver account, which is free, using an email with a birth date making you 18 or older, and you can use it to download stuff from the market place. the only problem with using a silver account is, if new content comes out, it isnt available to silver accounts for a week I think.
when you download stuff with the silver account, you can just log back into your normal account and you will have access to the stuff you downloaded

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#6 Felix-Legions

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Change parental settings maybe?

16 years ago

Sply_Circo

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#7 Sply_Circo

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if i redeem my friends account on my xbox who is 18 and downloaded it would it work?

16 years ago

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#8 Soldier2020

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I have the same problem. I got my xbox/live when I was 16 and had to make the whole parental account thing and now i'm 19 and still can't find away around it without changing credit cards.

16 years ago

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#9 Sply_Circo

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I have the same problem. I got my xbox/live when I was 16 and had to make the whole parental account thing and now i'm 19 and still can't find away around it without changing credit cards.Soldier2020

Wait so if you change CC you can changel your account type? Or do you have to buy live all over again.

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#10 mauigamer91

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I guess I'll have the same problem: I turn 17 in a few months and just bought my Elite today. Is there a way to set it up with no parental restrictions, regardless of age?

16 years ago

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#11 iloverikku11

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I guess I'll have the same problem: I turn 17 in a few months and just bought my Elite today. Is there a way to set it up with no parental restrictions, regardless of age?
mauigamer91

make up an age.

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#12 SnowPhoenix9999

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[QUOTE="Soldier2020"]I have the same problem. I got my xbox/live when I was 16 and had to make the whole parental account thing and now i'm 19 and still can't find away around it without changing credit cards.Sply_Circo

Wait so if you change CC you can changel your account type? Or do you have to buy live all over again.

Once you're 18 years old, the Promote Child Account option will appear under Account Management. You can then promote your account to an adult account, which will remove the content restrictions, but if your parents have a credit card associated with your account, you will need to replace it with your own credit card. I believe that is what Soldier2020 is referring to.

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#13 ag1002

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It's a stupid system I think. They could have used the parental settings to take care of this problem. If the parent doesn't want their kids downloading any M content, they could just restrict it on their account, just like they can restrict M games from being played on their account.

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#14 ag1002

Member since 2004 • 13499 Posts

It's a stupid system. They could have used the parental settings to take care of this problem. If the parent doesn't want their kids downloading any M content, they could just restrict it on their account, just like they can restrict M games from being played on their account.

16 years ago