X box 360 live

P2TKL · 2009-03-30 21:44:28

My son would like to connect his Xbox 360 to Xbox live. We have a wi fi connection in the house. What do we need to set this up ? Apparently there are different ways of doing this. I am being constantly badgered by him to sort this and I feel a bit useless. Can anyone help please ?

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P2TKL Posts: 1,705 Forumite

31 March 2009 at 6:52PM
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Valley_Bluenose wrote: »

I too use the powerline/homeplug solution.

Better explanation here of how it works/is set up. There are other suppliers of these devices not just Solwise but I've found them great over the last year.

Homeplug Network

Thanks for all your help. I`m following all your advice.

Am I going to have to pull up carpets to hide the wire then ?

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Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite

31 March 2009 at 7:19PM
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You can buy a Linksys branded wireless adapter which is considerably cheaper than the Micro$oft one but does the same job basically. We are using one a.t.m

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gaz310 Posts: 38 Forumite

31 March 2009 at 8:14PM
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i've got 2 x 360's running using develos and never had any problems at all
plug and play nice and simple

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P2TKL Posts: 1,705 Forumite

31 March 2009 at 8:15PM
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Me again with another query. On reading up on Homeplugs I find that all routers will not support X box 360`s if using AOL as your IP which we are. Anyone tell me if this is correct ? Obviously I dont want to buy the homeplugs and find that my router is unsuitable

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Valley_Bluenose Posts: 113 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 1:48PM
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P2TKL wrote: »

Me again with another query. On reading up on Homeplugs I find that all routers will not support X box 360`s if using AOL as your IP which we are. Anyone tell me if this is correct ? Obviously I dont want to buy the homeplugs and find that my router is unsuitable

Okay - I'm in work at the moment so can't access all sites. However, have a look here - I think the 'wired modem router connection' is your best solution and will work with Homeplugs. Unfortunately I can't link to the list of AOL compatible routers - but it should be accessible from home.

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Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 4:09PM
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P2TKL wrote: »

Me again with another query. On reading up on Homeplugs I find that all routers will not support X box 360`s if using AOL as your IP which we are. Anyone tell me if this is correct ? Obviously I dont want to buy the homeplugs and find that my router is unsuitable

Yes, Unfortunately I can confirm that there are issues with AOL and Xbox Live. A friend of mine had great difficulty buying correct equipment because his Xbox live wasn't working even when he used a direct ethernet cable from his router to the Xbox 360 and he was with AOL so I personally can't see Homeplugs working better a.t.m. I think (don't quote me on this one) you can use those USB 3G dongles with the Xbox 360 that you get from Vodafone etc with no need for any other equipment/connections apart from the dongle.

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ccsurvival Posts: 39 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 4:14PM
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Valley_Bluenose wrote: »

I too use the powerline/homeplug solution.

Better explanation here of how it works/is set up. There are other suppliers of these devices not just Solwise but I've found them great over the last year.

Homeplug Network

I use devolo... they are very good....

Looks like you are struggling there.... so options

New broadband provider

Get a PS3 Wireless work great on those, online gaming is free and wioreless is built in for free

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Enlightenment Posts: 114 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 4:44PM
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Have a read of this there are also other tips how to connect your Xbox 360 and they are a very helpful friendly bunch, so just start a topic and they will help you

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DCFC79 Posts: 40,598 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 5:27PM
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Enlightenment wrote: »

Have a read of this there are also other tips how to connect your Xbox 360 and they are a very helpful friendly bunch, so just start a topic and they will help you

theres also these guys as well, xbox live help

, a similar question may have been asked before hand, you do need an email address provided by you isp to register if you need any further help

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P2TKL Posts: 1,705 Forumite

1 April 2009 at 8:14PM
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Thankyou all for your replies......suppose I need to find out if its going to work with AOL before I do anything else.

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