actually, i tried to try that! lol, i made my laptop into a wifi hotspot, got the download, reset my console, but then the "check it out, you've already got the update! let's go ahead and install" message pops up and blocks me from going to my system settings to change to a different wifi network, so it cuts me off half way through step 3.
thanks a ton for the reply though, i think im just gonna have to bite the bullet and send it in, which stinks but at least ill hopefully get it back somewhat soon.