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Hi everyone- I don't venture in here much so some of you might have never seen me before, but anyway.

I have an Xbox. I don't have very many games, but I have a new job so that can be solved in no time. My question is, however, is LIVE worth it?

Do you get value for money? Are the games that much better online?

I play PC games online, and I am in a clan so I do know a lot about multiplayer gaming. So my main question is:

"What makes Live special, and would you reccomend I get it?"

Thanks everyone.

Chipseh.

I might get a wireless adaptor, but £40! I'm trying to save up for an iBook, plus I need some Xbox games.

I better work more.

I would recommend a wireless adaptor if you want it.

For the past few days, I've been playing you lot (and hosting my own Rallisport games) from the comfort of my living room, via 802.11g wireless. Sweet.

Damned headsets, always breaking...

*grumbles*

Well, I get a Belkin Crossover cable from Amazon- and I managed to combine it with my Xbox LIVE order in time, which is nice.

Yes.

Of course depending on if you don't mind paying the money, you can get a wireless adaptor for the Xbox... [URL]http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=LNKNA03LV1&src=DTU3[/URL]

It is a tad pricey, and seeing as my Xbox is only 3 feet from my router I just use a cable. but I'd consider it.

There is also a 802.11g version.

But yes, the official system link cable is just a crossover cable, albeit 10 times more expensive because it is official.

WIll any crossover cable suffice?

No, the hidden catch of Live is all the extra stuff.

'Only £40 for a year of gaming!'

Well. Add on to that a Live compatible game, two RJ45 cables and a router, and it's not. Then you have the broken headsets....

Microchips wrote:
> So, I'll need an Crossover cable then- and this doesn't come with the
> Live kit?

Annoyingly, No :(

But try (you probably already know):

[URL]http://www.ebuyer.co.uk[/URL]

Or even just a local PC store.

I was going to connect it to my PC in my room, which then connects wirelessly to the router downstairs... I'll need to have my PC on whilst playing, but that's the only way it is going to work.

So, I'll need an Crossover cable then- and this doesn't come with the Live kit?

Thanks.

Microchips wrote:
> A little bit of help needed here. :)
>
> Will I be able to use to included cable with my PC or do I have to
> get a special one?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chipseh

How were you going to connect it all up?

You need to use an ethernet cable of some sort with the Xbox, crossover if you use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) or straight through, i.e. normal, if you use a router.