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Need help with XBox Live
Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:49 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:49 am
Trying to setup xbox live for my kid. He has 360 and also kinect and I got wireless router set up. Does he need anything else? Does the system just pick up the router? I know this is probably elementary to most but I dont have a clue
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Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:51 am to tigerbait2
YOu have to go in to the settings and have the unit find and connect to the router the first time.
If you don't have a password on your WiFi you should put one. And not just something like your kids name or birthday. Put something with 10 to 12 or more characters with caps, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
If you don't have a password on your WiFi you should put one. And not just something like your kids name or birthday. Put something with 10 to 12 or more characters with caps, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 7:52 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:52 am to tigerbait2
Make sure you paid for Xbox Live....
Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:53 am to tigerbait2
Do you have the newest 360 model? It should be black and probably called a "Slim". Look on the box...If it's a "Slim" model, it already has the wireless adaptor inside the console.
If it's an older model 360, you'll need an external wireless adaptor. Brand new, they run $100 and look like this:
You can get used ones at GameStop for cheaper (I think $60 or so) and they work just as good as a brand new one.
If it's an older model 360, you'll need an external wireless adaptor. Brand new, they run $100 and look like this:
You can get used ones at GameStop for cheaper (I think $60 or so) and they work just as good as a brand new one.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 7:53 am to The Sad Banana
Those are still $100 brand new?? damn
ETA:
New Wireless N adapters are $55 on amazon.
ETA:
New Wireless N adapters are $55 on amazon.
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 7:58 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:03 am to taylork37
Thanks. He has the white 360. So I need to go get the adaptor. How do I pay for live and is it a monthly deal?
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:10 am to tigerbait2
You can either buy cards online for certain amounts (1,3,12 months) or set it up to bill yearly automatically.
IF you buy the cards you can find them for as cheap as $39.99 a year, but if you set it up to pay yearly you are charged $60/year.
Obviously with the cards you would need to manually enter them.
ETA:
Try to find the older wirless adapter that AJF posted. Not sure if MS still makes them, but they will be cheaper than the Wirless N adapter that I posted.
IF you buy the cards you can find them for as cheap as $39.99 a year, but if you set it up to pay yearly you are charged $60/year.
Obviously with the cards you would need to manually enter them.
ETA:
Try to find the older wirless adapter that AJF posted. Not sure if MS still makes them, but they will be cheaper than the Wirless N adapter that I posted.
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 8:12 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:27 am to taylork37
Aight what about the lil plastic cards hes gotten in gifts like Black Ops live discount card? What does that do for you? IS it like a free month or something
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:30 am to tigerbait2
Sometimes they just give you a demo period of a 48 hours or something like that.
Unless you still on the fence about getting live, I wouldn't even bother with those.
Unless you still on the fence about getting live, I wouldn't even bother with those.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:34 am to taylork37
He can probably do all this from his dashboard (entering CC#'s and such for purchasing points), right? It's been so long since I set mine up I don't even remember.
XBL is very user friendly.
XBL is very user friendly.
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 8:35 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:38 am to The Sad Banana
quote:
He can probably do all this from his dashboard (entering CC#'s and such for purchasing points), right? It's been so long since I set mine up I don't even remember.
XBL is very user friendly.
I think you are right. I have changed my CC info a couple times and it is all done in the dashboard, so im sure you could set it up that way as well.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:40 am to The Sad Banana
I want to get it set up today. Im gon go get the adaptor and get the service paid
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:42 am to tigerbait2
Can I piggy back on your question.
I have an xbox in the living room and am about to put one in the bed room but can I use the same xbox live account for both. I wouldn't be logged on to xbox live from both xboxs at the same time.
I have an xbox in the living room and am about to put one in the bed room but can I use the same xbox live account for both. I wouldn't be logged on to xbox live from both xboxs at the same time.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:44 am to tigerbait2
Just get the adaptor at GameStop and get it used if they have one on hand. You can search for used availability at the GameStop website.
Come back here for questions. We'll do our best for you.
Come back here for questions. We'll do our best for you.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 8:54 am to The Sad Banana
Thanks for all the info. Whats the deal with Marketplace points?
Posted on 3/3/11 at 9:00 am to tigerbait2
Microsoft doesn't use regular dollars to purchase things on XBL. Instead, you buy points (Microsoft points) through the dashboard (that's the interface you see when you turn on your 360) and then use the points to purchase content in the XBL Marketplace. It's all very simple when you get into it.
ETA: Maybe a flow chart is better than all that.
Use credit card ---> Microsoft Points ---> XBL content.
ETA: Maybe a flow chart is better than all that.
Use credit card ---> Microsoft Points ---> XBL content.
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 9:01 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 9:18 am to DieSmilen
quote:
I have an xbox in the living room and am about to put one in the bed room but can I use the same xbox live account for both. I wouldn't be logged on to xbox live from both xboxs at the same time.
You are free to use it on either console, but the only probelm is that you have to "recover" it on each console when you want to use it if you previously used it on the other console. It is only able to be active on one console at a time.
You can recover it through the dashboard and it is pretty easy, but you have to type in your email and password you used to sign up, and it also takes 1-10 minutes to actually download all your personlized data . ITs not a very quick process.
Are you doing this to play multiplayer games on both consoles?
This post was edited on 3/3/11 at 9:22 am
Posted on 3/3/11 at 9:20 am to The Sad Banana
quote:
Maybe a flow chart is better than all that.
Use credit card ---> Microsoft Points ---> XBL content.
Thats a sexy flow chart.
Posted on 3/3/11 at 9:21 am to taylork37
IKR!
Posted on 3/3/11 at 9:24 am to The Sad Banana
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IKR!
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