Xbox 360 Guru - Ask the Guru
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 StoneFace Cut U wrote:

Xbox 360 Guru - Ask the Guru

Okay Xbox 360 Guru. Answer me this:

"Why should I go to an unknown Forum hosted on a free hosting service, if I have a massive community here in the official Xbox forums, where even real Xbox staff can answer questions, and the Xbox 360 Guru can hang out here answering stuff, too?"

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He's just spamming his own (empty) forum

Hey,

I want to upgrade to a gold membership, but when entering my billing info the country is set in spain... i definitely don't live in Spain... it doesn't allow me to change it... what can I do???

well you should have just added live to the gamertag you were already using instead of creating a whole new account, i dont think there is anything you can do now except buy another xbox live card

thanks for this thread!I've been searching forever on information to connect my internet to my xbox.Though i don't know if I can afford the wireless adapter though

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 p0p1nh34dz 419 wrote:

well you should have just added live to the gamertag you were already using instead of creating a whole new account, i dont think there is anything you can do now except buy another xbox live card

Wait so I made a gamertag on xbox.com but I dont have live yet, when I do get it, how does my xbox connect to that gamertag on the website?

 ReveveeR wrote:

Wait so I made a gamertag on xbox.com but I dont have live yet, when I do get it, how does my xbox connect to that gamertag on the website?

You will have to recover it on your xbox using the recover gamertag option. You will need your sign in details then just follow the on screen instructions.

 Playful Pinky wrote:

 ReveveeR wrote:

Wait so I made a gamertag on xbox.com but I dont have live yet, when I do get it, how does my xbox connect to that gamertag on the website?

You will have to recover it on your xbox using the recover gamertag option. You will need your sign in details then just follow the on screen instructions.

Ok well can I do that with the wireless adapter, or would I have to connect it with ethernet cables, etc?

 ReveveeR wrote:

Ok well can I do that with the wireless adapter, or would I have to connect it with ethernet cables, etc?

You can do it with either.

K thx for the help

you can either go to account.live.com or billing.microsoft.com to edit your account and billing informations..

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Nice Post ... Anyways I have a question. My brother lives in the sticks and doesn't have a brondband provider, all he has access to is dial-up. I know that he won't be able to play call of duty or anything like that, but can he still at the very least get on live marketplace or just to keep in touch with me and a few other people via Live? Understanding that he will have severe lag at the very least while playing games online can he at least attempt to play a game just with me online like Resident Evil 5, castle crashers, or Ghostbusters? I wouldn't bother asking normally, but I know absolutly nothing about dial up and its limitations on Live.

Technically, the Xbox can and will only connect to something with an Ethernet port.
if your brother has a device that provides a dial up connection on one end and an ethernet port on the other end, it could work.
If there is no such device, try to do it with the PC.
Look, if the PC has an Ethernet network card, and connect this port via an Ethernet cable with the Xbox 360.
On the PC establish a dial up connection to the internet.
Now use the Internet Connection Sharing wizard (search for ICS in the Windows help for it), to allow the PC to share the dial up connection with the Xbox.

This way, your brother can get downloads from the marketplace *very very* slowly.

However, online multiplayer will have *so* much lag, that it will nowhere near playable or even remotely enjoyable.
For the absolute minimum, you will need about 380kBit to make online play more or less possible.
A dial up modem will have 56kBit at MAX. So, voice chat, multiplayer in any game will not be enjoyable or even possible.
As long as you don't need real time response, your brother can send you a Live message in text or recorded voice form. But live chat will probably not work either.

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ok i have a quick question...i want to connect using a wireless connection and i know that you need the xbox wireless adapter to connect to the console but would i be able to use a wireless usb adapter with my pc without having to get a router? i just think it would be a bit more convenient for me. and also, what type of wireless is recommended? wireless-g? wireless-n?

 oOChosenOneOo wrote:

... would i be able to use a wireless usb adapter with my pc without having to get a router?

And to what is your PC supposed to connect, if you don't want to get a WLAN router?

Yes, technically it's possible to do that with your PC *and* a WLAN router (in which case I'd recommend getting a wireless N router and PC USB stick).

However, this kind of bridging via the PC will cause you more trouble than it's worth.
At least, when you want to play online multiplayer, a moderate or strict NAT will limit your gaming experience online.

So I heartily recommend other means of connection, besides a PC.

If you have a wired router, you can always try ethernet over powerline adapters like the Devolo dLAN adapter.
Or you can get a dedicated WLAN bridge instead of the PC.
But for your own sanity: don't try *that* hard to get your PC to bridge your Live connection...

Yes, it'll work... as good as a tricycle with square wheels...

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 ArminatorX wrote:

 oOChosenOneOo wrote:

... would i be able to use a wireless usb adapter with my pc without having to get a router?

And to what is your PC supposed to connect, if you don't want to get a WLAN router?

Yes, technically it's possible to do that with your PC *and* a WLAN router (in which case I'd recommend getting a wireless N router and PC USB stick).

However, this kind of bridging via the PC will cause you more trouble than it's worth.
At least, when you want to play online multiplayer, a moderate or strict NAT will limit your gaming experience online.

So I heartily recommend other means of connection, besides a PC.

If you have a wired router, you can always try ethernet over powerline adapters like the Devolo dLAN adapter.
Or you can get a dedicated WLAN bridge instead of the PC.
But for your own sanity: don't try *that* hard to get your PC to bridge your Live connection...

Yes, it'll work... as good as a tricycle with square wheels...

well i ask because when i had a wii, i bought the wifi usb connector and just installed the software on my pc, connected it and it worked...but i understand it would possibly give a slower connection so i probably will just go with the router...thanks for the info though

Since I don't own the Nintendo Stick, I don't know for sure, but as far as I read from other users, the Nintendo stick is not a full WLAN Access point.
So the Xbox (or any other WLAN device besides the Wii or the DS) wouldn't be able to connect anyway.
You're really much better off getting a real router.

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 ArminatorX wrote:

Since I don't own the Nintendo Stick, I don't know for sure, but as far as I read from other users, the Nintendo stick is not a full WLAN Access point.
So the Xbox (or any other WLAN device besides the Wii or the DS) wouldn't be able to connect anyway.
You're really much better off getting a real router.

yeah...i wasn't thinking of using the nintendo stick with the xbox...i was just wondering if a usb stick similar to it would work...but i will definitely just go ahead with a real router...thanks

I don,t have a wireless connection,router,modem....!

I just have a dirct cable to Enternet from(company)...I put this cable in my Xbox and Live is not working???

plaese help???

Does your company restrict certain internet applications like file-sharing and gaming?
If you connect your PC, does your PC needs some special configuration (i.e. setting of a specific IP address, or going to a special website to log into)?

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sure i can sharing files or anythings

my settings atuomatically in my computer from company,I just have to write user name and password..

 king sizar wrote:

I just have to write user name and password..

Since you can't do that on the Xbox 360, your connection probably doesn't work, because of that.

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and what can I do???

I wanna Xbox live please.....

You could/should ask the network administrator of your company's network for help.

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The newest update is stopping us from connecting to Xbox Live!!!

Same here. This random update messed us all up. Microsoft apparently is aware of this issue and is looking into it.

XBL is now back up! Continue gaming.

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Xbox Forums FAQ
Connecting to Xbox Live FAQ

So I've been hooking up my xbox to my laptop and using the laptop as my wireless network adapter.  Well my laptop stopped working and now I'm forced to get a wireless network adapter for my xbox.  My question is do I have to buy the "xbox" wireless network adapter or can I just buy a wireless network adapter like this http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/914359/Hawking-HWUG1-Wireless-G-USB-Adapter/;jsessionid=0000VEMbMDHex8RpmzCbaRyg6MO:13ddq0tng
(using a example only)

A lot cheaper so I hope I'm not stuck to the "xbox" brand...

Thanks

If you want to use a USB wireless adapter only the Official Microsoft will work with the Xbox, no other.

Other Ethernet based ones work fine but not USB