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"Xbox "Live" Heelp!"

I am thinking about buying an Xbox and i am def going to but i was just wndering about playing it on "live". I own a 512kb/sec NTL cable modem and every1 talks about broadband and it is 128kb/sec i think.
Does anybody know if Xbox "live" will work if i hook it up to my 512kb/sec cable modem and if so would i just need to buy the whole pack which gives me the microphone thingy and a yrs subscription?.

Cheers for any replies that Heelp me :-)

adrian wrote:
> Silent85 wrote:
> Whats the different between test drive and xbox beta test???
>
> Nothing, we just get it before they do. Also I think that the Test
> Drive people dont get the nice case that the Betas got and they dont
> get the orange memory card.

I have found that case pretty useful already


"Tidy that mess on the floor"

"Oh its all packed away good boy"

KingBrian wrote:
> I am thinking about buying an Xbox

Okay, so you are considering it? Yes

> and i am def going to

Okay, quick to make your mind, uhuh?

Silent85 wrote:
> Whats the different between test drive and xbox beta test???

Nothing, we just get it before they do. Also I think that the Test Drive people dont get the nice case that the Betas got and they dont get the orange memory card.

As a beta tester we have access to Xbox Live before anyone else, that’s the main thing. Plus we get a orange memory card and a wallet for the stuff that is exclusive to beta testers

From what I can tell, the americans did most of the beta work.
The Europeans are just assesing network capacity and demand before
an official release. So your'e not really being a beta tester, just an early adopter as far as I can make out

adrian wrote:
> Go to the XBox website on November 30th to try and order a Test Drive
> pack, if your lucky you can get XBox Live in a few weeks. The proper
> retail version of XBox Live doesnt come out until March 14th.


Whats the different between test drive and xbox beta test???

KingBrian wrote:
> Cheers bai, that is reassuring.
> So it is just the pack with the microphone thingy, installation c.d,
> and so on?. Where would be the best place to get that stuff and how
> much wud it be if u know?, What games are available for Xbox live if u
> know?.

You get a Communicater, a years subscription which ends on March 14th 2004 and a install CD with 2 demos on it.

You have to go to the www.xbox.com/uk/ and try and sign up for the Test Drive program, but only a few people can get these packs so order early. If you dont get the Test Drive then you have to wait until March 14th.

Go to the XBox website on November 30th to try and order a Test Drive pack, if your lucky you can get XBox Live in a few weeks. The proper retail version of XBox Live doesnt come out until March 14th.

Cheers bai, that is reassuring.
So it is just the pack with the microphone thingy, installation c.d, and so on?. Where would be the best place to get that stuff and how much wud it be if u know?, What games are available for Xbox live if u know?.

Cheers :-)

KingBrian wrote:
> I own a 512kb/sec
> NTL cable modem and every1 talks about broadband and it is 128kb/sec i
> think.

What?

As long as you have a 512 min modem you can play...

You're gonna need to buy the pack though...