i know its another thread but hey !

does the elite come with live "built in" or free ?

also does it have a built in wireless adapter or will i need one of them ?

cheers jim

 

Live is something you purchase separately on a yearly basis i think, but might be a year free with the elite you'd have to ask?


And all 360's have wireless built in

 

First I've heard of it?????????????

 

when you buy an elite you get a months free subscription to live and no they do not have wireless built in.you need the adaptor which is around £60

 

get a ps3 and c.o.d and get online till we kick your arse

 

got cod today ... so just need to get the wireless and can see how crap i am on line too lol

 

Bollock's they do.

You have to buy them separate but tbh they arnt worth buying just plug in to the router.

You get xbox live yearly or pay monthly but it's worth every penny.

I've been online with my xbox for 3 years now and it's fucking ace

 

Oh im sorry, i thought they did, thats abit shit not having wireless built in could have sworn they did but never mind

 

hmm looks like i need the wireless thing

will have to get on the case ! thanks lads

 

Nah mate it's microsoft they charge for everything.

J1mbo mate dont bother with the wireless adapter they are wank.
You just end up getting kicked off line with them.
Just plug it in

 

my wireless (router ?) thingy is down stairs though and xbox will be upstairs in my room

 

Ah that's an easy one

Either drill a hole through your bedroom floor and drop the cable through or you could run it down the stairs, cant see anybody minding mate. Or you could just get the wireless thingy

Hth

 

Get a PS3 with wireless built in and no subscription to play online. Job Jobbed

 

im an xbox lad dont like the playstations at all !

 

We have both well the kids have a 360 and a wii in there games room and we have a 360 and ps3 in our living room, and tbh the ps3 is probably the better choice for online gaming altho i cant fault the 360 even if u have to pay to go online!

 

As usual a lot of unaccurate information on passionford! As said above no xbox comes with wireless network adapter built in, it can be had for £40 online in most places and zavvi are doing xbox live 12 month subscription for £29.99.

The online adapter does not get you kicked out of games, though for latency and speed, cable is better as it will connect at 100mbps. The difference in the elite and pro 360's are colour and hd size and the elite comes with a free hdmi lead. I think the pro is excellent value at £159.99 or cheaper and some good deals available on it.

Pc World have a clearance on older games starting from £2.97 so may be a few games worth picking up. As for PS3 and online, it may be free but it is far from Xbox live quality and the playstation store is poor. Its like paying Reyland £30 or getting a service from a bedroom trader.

 

same as. love the ps3. but gears of war 2 on the 360 IS AWESOME

is so so cool but the razor rains got me stumped..i hate using cheats .but its like in a bike shead area..i run out and get killed via the rain "HELP"

 

Your joking right?

There is a path there mate just follow it, if you mean where the save point is where a hole open's up go to the right
If not pm me as i've finished the game and started again on insane.

 

The xbox server's kick anybody out of the room/lobby when connection 'drop's out' and let's face it wi-fi isnt the best for keeping connected.
I went through 3 then moved to wired and not 1 kick out since that is down to dodgy wi-fi

 

 

I bought a Premium "It Is DAN" is my gamer tag

 

got a 360 for xmas... im totaly addicted lol

loving it at the moment. just sorted LIVE out so on that now.. but been playing fozza 2 its top quality id even say better than gran turismo..

"FireNeal" gamer tag

 

Could be a dodgy router? We use the Xbox 360 via wireless and it games, streams and downloads fine. We are on 20mbps down, 768kb up using a linksys 300mbps router and its fine. Had it around a year and half, maybe longer.

Not all routers are created equal and most certainly do not sustain a 54mbps connection speed, usually around 15-20mbps and with encryption turned on this can be even lower! This is the difference in price between a £20 54G router and an £80 one.

I would choose an ethernet cable connection over wireless for gaming and streaming HD video but sometimes its not possible due to location etc..

 

dont like the controlers ! just find them weird the shape and feel when you hold them

also much prefer the games on xbox

 

Yeah could be a dodgy router i suppose, but now it's set up with the cable it's sweet.

I'm totally addicted to tiger wood's 09 now

 

Why not just hard wire it?! Alot more stable and reliable! I dont have any wireless connections through my router!! And definately no integral wireless in a 360!!

 

Do us a favour lay off the Bostik would you! The £25 cost for a years gold membership is a bargain for how good it is as well, I'd pay even if it was £50. You get what you pay for.

 

Noone's ever going to agree on the PS3 or XBOX being better, theyre both built for different things.

Hope Jimbob got his answers...and ill start the book on how long until the red ring of death appears in a few minutes

 

I've not heard of the elite suffering from the ring of death yet, have they changed it from the 'lower' spec models? I went through 4 premium ones before still better than the ps3 imo Just got a blueray player for chrimbo so best of both

 

right got ma elite today

but heres the next thing where is a good place to get a wireless adapter for the 360 so i can have wirelessly ?

i want to get the proper thing but is there anywhere that has a good price on atm ?

jim