[Joe Forster/STA]

Apparently, you have tried too big shops. (Or haven't tried any and are just guessing...) In small shops, selling and/or installing modchips is perfectly normal as it is part of the income necessary to keep themselves in business. I had absolutely no problems with finding a friendly (small, Hungarian) shop to install a modchip (ordered from the USA) into a PS2 I bought in a completely different (big, Hungarian) shop. How about that?

In this thread, three out of three people advised you to drop your initial idea and get a modchip instead because it's much better than using exploits. (Especially, if you mean this console to be used by your kids: the more transparent the method, the easier for them to use it!) You received the best answer that forum members could come up with: it was pointed out that you're probably on the wrong track and the reason was also more or less shown. Why that is a problem for you, why you feel it as an insult, I have no idea... Perhaps, we are too constructive or helpful for your standards, not answering your question blindly but offering more able alternatives instead...?!