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"Old Question about Live and a 128k line from NTL"

Couldn't find any "recent" topics from last three months so have to start another one, sorry. I will be adding one to the Xbox sales numbers before the end of Jan and need to find out if a 128k line (it runs at 256k 95% of the time) is OK for Live (I won't use my PC at the same time obviously).

So anyone here have any experience of running Live on 128k line ? and do I have to tell NTL or do anything or is Live just a case of plug 'n' play ?

Thanks

Couldn't find any "recent" topics from last three months so have to start another one, sorry. I will be adding one to the Xbox sales numbers before the end of Jan and need to find out if a 128k line (it runs at 256k 95% of the time) is OK for Live (I won't use my PC at the same time obviously).

So anyone here have any experience of running Live on 128k line ? and do I have to tell NTL or do anything or is Live just a case of plug 'n' play ?

Thanks

I'm not certain if 128k does work on Live. However, if it does, I wouldn't go joining any big matches or anything - people will start kicking you due to lag.

As for joining Xbox Live, it is just a case of putting the disc into your Xbox, following on screen prompts, and you're off and away.

You don't even need to have a disc.

If you have a more recent model of the Xbox, the Xbox Live option is already there, and if you have BB connected, then register you're name and you're away..

thanks chaps, someone out there must be running Live on a 128k line

I'm not certain whether Microsoft allow it - Just like they wont a 56k line.

Can't you just pay an extra £8 a month and get 500k?

Aoe wrote:
> Can't you just pay an extra £8 a month and get 500k?

If its NTL its 600k , thats what ive got.

No problems with it.

didn't you say "bloody NTL" today or yesterday? :P

Mister T wrote:
> Aoe wrote:
> Can't you just pay an extra £8 a month and get 500k?
>
> If its NTL its 600k , thats what ive got.
>
> No problems with it.

Oop. My mistake.

I meant to say 600k.

Valentino Rossi wrote:
> Couldn't find any "recent" topics from last three months so
> have to start another one, sorry. I will be adding one to the Xbox
> sales numbers before the end of Jan and need to find out if a 128k
> line (it runs at 256k 95% of the time) is OK for Live (I won't use my
> PC at the same time obviously).
>
> So anyone here have any experience of running Live on 128k line ? and
> do I have to tell NTL or do anything or is Live just a case of plug
> 'n' play ?
>
> Thanks


I think it will work. But not fast, and xbox live beeing slow it means you beeing kicked out; and un-satisfieng gameplay.

Thou, I do recomand 500 and something it was K from NTL. I am getting my broad band soon; it about 1 MB. with this kind of broad band; you wont get kicked out!