I'm looking for feedback from people who have tried using XB Connect through a PC using a dialup connection. I know that XB Connect recommends a 128Kbps minimum connection. However, I've seen a few posts from people saying that they have had decent results over dialup. A friend of mine is not yet able to get DSL and doesn't like his options for cable or satellite internet. So, I figured that I'd give him a cheap solution until they solve the DSL issues in his area or another decent solution turns up. If you have any experience using dialup to play Xbox with XB Connect, please let me know how it worked. Thanks in advance.
XB Connect Over Dialup
- Thread starter kowrip
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i dont play it on dial up, but i have played against people on dialup and it just seems to lag everyone.
Yeah, I figured the speed might be an issue. I found some feedback from people who found 3 or 4 games that didn't work too bad. Other than those, the feedback was pretty negative. My friend had his hopes set on DSL, which would have been $30 a month. After getting jerked around for a few weeks, he found out that his phone line can't support DSL. Now, I'm trying to convince him to go for the cable modem at $56 a month. I don't know if he will go for it. He pays for DirectTV and wouldn't be able to get the price any lower unless he pays for a cable TV package as well. Perhaps if the dialup can give him even a taste of what online play has in store for him, he might be convinced to get the cable modem.rh387 said:
have your friend see if he can get a wireless ISP there's one by me but I was just out of reach but the speed was 10mb down and 10mb up for only $39/month 
one very good game over dial-up is Splinter-Cell: pandora Tommorow becasue it doe snot send many packets of data as against something like the legend Halo2 i have had voice and almost lag free through a dial-up game before also Try X-link KAI as well more games on there AKA Rainbow 6-3 i have had ames on that as well. o welll unlucky for your mate i have just ordered 512KB broadband UNCAPPED from tiscali, been waiting 2 years for broaband to become active here in teh sticks of the english countryside lol
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