DaFoot Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 any more interest goin on? Lots of ppl must be interested coz had quite a few reads of this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 Reckon I might have found somewhere we can have these games - couple of possible places in Hollsborough, unless folks want to volunteer their house late into the night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Loving Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 how do you go on "live" on x-box? and how much does it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor_Boyd Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 can you not setup the likes of a private server or something that you would with say something like Unreal Tournament on the PC? much easier than lugging the telly all over the place i can imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Robbie: To get onto xbox live you need an existing ADSL (aka broadband) connection at full 512Kbps rate. You then need to get hold of an account starter pack - these come with 1st years subscription + headset. Or get a 2 month trial with many 'live enabled' games. Conner: Using xbox live it is possible to setup games with only people you invite, but it just not the same as getting bunch of people together, drinking beer and flicking Vs at each other when they die/kill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Oops..forgot cost - starter kit arount 35-40 i think. Annual subscription around £30. Costs on top of any existing broadband/adsl costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor_Boyd Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Originally posted by dafoot Using xbox live it is possible to setup games with only people you invite, but it just not the same as getting bunch of people together, drinking beer and flicking Vs at each other when they die/kill! ah yes the frag dance <note: careful spellchecking went into the above comment> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Loving Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 so if im on AOL broadband already, think its the 1meg connection, it wont cost anything extra except what i have to pay to get started/??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 'the frag-dance' - good name for it For live you should be ok to go out and buy a starter pack and u be off (will need games that are capable of live play - not all are). Check you config...if using a seperate ADSL router/firewall on network type setup u can plug xbox into this via UTP patch cable. Other wise if usb modem attached to PC for ADSL then u need network cable to go from xbox to PC network card. Tho I not had any expirience connecting this way (I have separate router for home network) I been told it is easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor_Boyd Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 if you do have a usb adsl modem then i would recommend going with the hub/switch option as you can get them really cheap these days from someone like http://www.scan.co.uk think there is one in there for something like 17 quid!! gives you more flexibility for the future and thats about the same price as the network card you would have to buy to do it the other way well maybe a little more expensive but like i say there are other advantages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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