I really need some help on this one. i've been thinking of buying an XBox live subscription as most of the wii games I own aren't really designed for multiplayer, and I don't want to burn out those that are.

 

However, I really resent being made to pay for XBL when I can go online for free on the wii, so what are the benefits of getting it?

 

I can buy a 3 month subscription for about £16 in ASDA so that's not too bad, but all I want to do is play games online, I'm not bothered about i-player or last.fm or anything like that, so is it worth it when I can just go on the wii?

 

The only thing that's swinging it for me at the moment is the ability to talk to people, but there's a microphone coming out for the wii so that should cover that possibility.

 

any help would be appreciated.

Wireless adopter yes Anime. But they are not cheap mine cost 90 euros. (Second hand about 40-50)

I've just been to Argos, Tesco and ASDA and the cheapest one they had was 40 odd quid. I got one for my laptop for £16.99. F*ck you Microsoft, I'll stick to the wii thanks you money grabbing c*nts!

You could just run a long network cable...

 

Also, did you check ebay? I'm sure my mate got one dead cheap on there.

PC is miles away, id be tripping over the cable all the time. just checking e-bay now.

Mrs JJ said if you use the internet cable that came with the X-Box and connect it to your laptop, then you can connect that way by activating WiFi on your lappytop.

 

Apparently.

Sounds like Internet connection sharing. Bit of a dither to set up, but it should work, if the XBOX or the laptop supports AutoMDIX. If not, you'll need a crossover network cable.

12 months is under £30 at Amazon atm

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-LIVE-Gold-12-Month-Membership/dp/B000B5KMSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295064676&sr=8-1

managed to get a decent wifi adaptor so bit the bullet and signed up to 3 months of xbox live to see how I like it. gamertag in the gamertag thread!

 

thanks for everyones input.

What sort of games do you play mate?