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How to Buy 800 Microsoft Points

Microsoft Points are electronic currency used by XBox Live account holders and customers of other Microsoft online stores. Points can be used to purchase downloadable games and supplemental content such as songs for Guitar Hero and Rock Band or new game levels. You can purchase an 800-point card from Microsoft, which also offers increments of 100, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 5,000 points. You can obtain an 800-point card in a number of ways.

Instructions

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  Order your 800-point Microsoft Points card from an online electronics retailer such as Amazon.com, Buy.com and GameStop.com.
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  Go to Microsoft's XBox or Zune website to purchase points that will be added immediately to your account, freeing you from needing to wait for a card to arrive by mail.
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  Visit a major electronics retailer such as Best Buy and GameStop that sells Microsoft video game products and carries Microsoft Point cards.
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  Use XBox Live. You can purchase points through your video-game console that will be added immediately to your account.
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  Pay for points with your time. Take surveys to earn a free card at microsoftpoints.net.

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