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How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?

Started by jetherealz at 8/11/2008 22:06:49. Topic has 50 replies.
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Join Date: 11/13/2007 21:24:55

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10/21/2008 20:14:51
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Ask Xbox about that. :-) Since we share the same mechanism to make gamertags/Zune Tags, we couldn't create a loophole for Xbox users to change their name without paying.

Jessica Zahn, Zune Social Program Manager ~ This posting is provided as-is with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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Join Date: 12/30/2007 08:39:19

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10/21/2008 03:50:11
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?

Log in to you Zune account.
Select My Account, and then select Change Zune Tag.
Enter the new Zune tag that you want to use.
Confirm the new Zune tag and the purchase amount of 800 Microsoft Points.

I don't understand why it cost 800 points or $10 to change a tag. That makes no sense. I'm more likely to abandon my original account and then create a new account with the Zune Tag I want. BUT, I don't want to abandon my current account. I just want to change the tag to something that better reflects my tastes instead of the random tag I made up when creating the account and didn't understand that I wouldn't be able to change it later. C'mon. $10 bucks. Is changing tags that much of a problem that it cost $10 to do it? I feel like I'm being robbed or taken advantage of.

 

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Join Date: 12/19/2007 02:31:57

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9/22/2008 20:47:01
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?

 RaMystery2008 wrote:
Wow.
That's a bit Disfunctional.
I got a Zune specifically because it wasn't an iPod.
I like to be into something new and different.
But issues like this and the frustrating software is
faded.

Thanks for the quick reply.

*Ra.

Its not like the zune team made this stupid idea up themselves....this is pretty common. Look at the email address, can you change it? Or how about yahoo, msn, and aim screen names, those aren't changeable either... Pretty much anywhere online where you need a screen name (photobucket, myspace, deviant art, hi5, webshots, etc---)cannot be changed..unless there are some very rare sites out there that make this possible.

"You can pay for school, but you can't buy class"
---Zuning since December 2007
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9/22/2008 15:32:46
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
You'll be able to in a few weeks; it will cost 800 MS points.

Jessica Zahn, Zune Social Program Manager ~ This posting is provided as-is with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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Join Date: 9/22/2008 06:54:03

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9/22/2008 07:09:25
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Hello.
I've owned my Zune since Dec. 2007, I love it and everything, but in June I moved to Alaska from Puerto Rico, and I had changed the name I used for mostly everything. I would REALLY like to change my zunetag, It's NOW that I find out that there is a new zune update, I haven't synced my zune to a PC since June... it's back in PR.
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9/17/2008 17:08:06
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Good point - thanks.

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Join Date: 5/6/2008 23:16:43

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9/17/2008 02:27:03
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Jessica, I'm not sure what the experience is now, but back in December when I first signed up for my Zune account, I signed in using my Windows Live ID not knowing there was an Xbox gamertag associated with that account. That tag became my Zune tag and I was stuck with it. If it doesn't already, the signup process should show you the Xbox gamertag and warn you that it will permanently become your Zune tag and allow you to abort and sign in with a different Live ID.
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9/13/2008 00:11:38
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Actually, it's not. It's coming very soon, but it has a dependency on something else that's being rolled out by another team in a few weeks - so we can't release this until the other thing is done. I'll post when it happens.

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Join Date: 11/13/2007 10:56:53

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9/12/2008 21:46:07
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
Is this something we can expect next week?
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8/17/2008 11:19:40
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
 jetherealz wrote:

I just wanted to remind you guys what the screen looks like where you sign up for a Zune Tag. Check out the image at the link below.

http://jzune.blogspot.com/

If it's not clear from this page, what else should this page say or have on it? When I look at it, it seems pretty clear to me - but I'm open to suggestions from you on how to improve the understanding here of what you're supposed to be doing.

It is not clear that you will never be able to change it or may be subject to a fee to do so. The information needs to be communicated to consumers more effectively. Looking at that sign-up, one would think they would pick anything now and then change it later. I do that very often when signing up for something, especially if I can't think of anything or what I want it taken. That is of course, unless it identifies it can't be changed then I will either think of something on the spot or altogether abandon the registration process until I am ready.

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Join Date: 1/24/2008 19:16:09

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8/11/2008 22:15:53
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?
^ It should say something along the lines of "Your Zune Tag is a permanent identification.  Once set, it cannot be changed."

I think many are falsely under the impression it is something they can "customize later", like many other services out there nowadays.

Corey Shuster
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8/11/2008 22:06:49
re: How Do I Change My "Username" On My Zune Profile?

I just wanted to remind you guys what the screen looks like where you sign up for a Zune Tag. Check out the image at the link below.

http://jzune.blogspot.com/

If it's not clear from this page, what else should this page say or have on it? When I look at it, it seems pretty clear to me - but I'm open to suggestions from you on how to improve the understanding here of what you're supposed to be doing.

Jessica Zahn, Zune Social Program Manager ~ This posting is provided as-is with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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