xbox 360 help

[brin]

can any gamers out there enlighten me please.my daughter has an xbox 360 and wants to connect to the internet wirelessly but it looks like i have to buy one of these [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-Network-Lan-Wifi-Adaptor-XBOX-360-Live-New-/270680478052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f05d05164"]Wireless Network Lan Wifi Adaptor For XBOX 360 Live New on eBay (end time 13-Jan-11 22:30:42 GMT)[/URL] can i not just use a wireless dongle.:cheers2:

[nevans]

Unfortunately not, you have to use the Microsoft dongle. (i tried!)

[Pitman]

Hi Brian,

You need to use the Microsoft one, although try get the newer black Wireless N ones, should be found for roughly the same price new as the old white ones you have linked to.

[SRH990]

The other solution is to buy a pair of Homeplugs, around £50 a pair from Ebuyer. You plug one in near the Xbox and connect the two using an Ethernet cable, plug the other in near the router and connect into one of the ports. We have 3 Xboxes and 2 PS3s connected this way and it works perfectly plus it will also stream video from my media streamer to any of them, closest thing I've ever seen to magic with computers :)

[adieuk]

how far away is the xbox away from your router

[sacko]

At least they have come down a bit in price at last, I remeber paying £60 for mine!

[raptorheli2]

if you have a new xbox it has wireless already built in just incase you overlooked this.

make sure before you go spending some wedge. if your xbox is the old shape you need the wifi dongle.

cheers

[clown]

Amazon sell the wireless adaptor for £42.99 hope this helpa

[brin]

[quote=adieuk;583936]how far away is the xbox away from your router[/quote]

15mtrs from router through wall ,up the outside into loft extension and across room so i have ordered a ethernet cable.:cheers2: bit of a pane though and i cant believe they charge 40quid per year for online gaming
i can see a ps3 coming when her year is up.:)

[Balders]

I know 40 quid seems a bit hard to swallow, but the online experience is just fantastic on 360. Its about the price of one game if you think about it, but lasts the whole year.

Don't forget you can effectively use the headset to chat to anyone around the world with a similar setup too, a bit like free phonecalls (not that I've ever heard of anyone doing that haha).