I just followed all the steps and I wasn't connected to any wi-fi at first but had to connect to update the system. That already puts me in danger correct? I didn't turn off both spotpass options until after the hacking process. What does the ban prevent you from doing? Just playing online? I have another 3DS that's not hacked so I guess I can just play online on that one. I haven't associated the hacked one to my Nintendo ID yet either.