You could obtain such membership cards from inside newly purchased Xbox 360 games.
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You will have to purchase one to obtain the membership code.
No.
No, once a membership card or code has been redeemed then that code/membership is made for ONLY that person that had redeemed it in the first place.
Yes It Is there is a code on the back of the 12 month card
You need to buy a live membership card from any game shop or online games store. This card will have a code on which you input into your xbox and that will give you a live membership. The cards are available in 3 months, or 12 months, if you want to have keep your live membership you will need to buy a new card or set up an automatic credit card account.
When you purchase Xbox LIVE, it is on your Xbox Profile. Therefor, any game you play (after redeeming the code or purchasing Gold Membership on the dashboard), you'll be able to play online.
Yes.
No you woundn't.
It is almost impossible to get free membership to Xbox Live. However, Microsoft and other games often have promotions and giveaways where they giveaway 2 day or 14 day codes for free. One also receives a 2 day free code when one purchases a Xbox game.
You can get a free xbox live membership at http://www.xboxlivegoldfree.com - I got a 6 month membership there... just takes about a half hour trying to get a working code!