Broadband dilemma Created 16 years ago2007-11-19 13:27:55 UTC by trooperdx3117

In Ireland(where I live) the mobile phone companys have wireless mobile broadband offer and it just became available in my area, but there is a problem, the broadband only works for the computer the modem is plugged into and I wouldnt be able to get xbox live however if I wait around 8 months the main phone company in Ireland will have broadband available in my area and I will be able to get xbox live. So I have a problem I want broadband but I also desperately want xbox live so what should I do.

Move

welcome to twhl. we help with mapping. some of us help with other stuff too. alexb911 is not one of those people.

welcome to twhl.

He's been here almost a year.

There's not a single Xbox game which doesn't have a better alternative on PC so dump the xbox and get your broadband.

An excellent point.

If you've got an internet connection on one PC, then you can share that connection with another PC (or Xbox) which is connected to the primary PC via a local network.

I've never seen an internet connection that this cannot be done with.

Aye, lookup network bridging.

There's not a single Xbox game which doesn't have a better alternative on PC so dump the xbox and get your broadband.

that's if you can afford i higher end machine, which many people cannot. also many people prefer competitive gaming on consoles. less cheating, and individual performance of people's machines is not a factor. the only factor is the player.

don't be gay, theres nothing wrong with consoles or pc's.

welcome to twhl. we help with mapping. some of us help with other stuff too. alexb911 is not one of those people.

...you're making me blush!

Anyway...

You'll probably find mobile broadband a bit too slow to handle what you're after. I think they say around 2-3 mb MAX so you should expect A LOT less. What's the pricing of it like?

The modem costs 69 euro and its 15 euro per month and my friend has it and he says its very fast and I would rather get a PC game its better for RTS and the mouse is more responsive than a gamepad but I am only 15 and as you can imagine I dont have an odd 1000 euro to bring my PC spec up to scratch. thats an interesting idea though network bridging could someone give me a link where I could learn about it thx

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/windows-xp-bridge-setup.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/crawford_02april22.mspx

...don't worry, there's loads of tutorials out there. Try the top one first

How is the modem connected to the computer?

Yeah we distribute internet throughout our whole house... using the modem and router (don't ask). It's really not much more complicated then getting your computer(s) on a network to the modem.

I believe Alex posted some links. (I know he did actually, but...)

Good luck with that.

1. plug modem into switch
2. plug PC and xbox into switch
3. internet

Flawless guide that.

Just do what everybody else does and steal your next door neighbour's wireless connection

Just do what everybody else does and steal your next door neighbour's wireless connection

He doesn't have a neighbour. He lives In the Irish countryside!
I live near him but I can wait for broadband.

You'd be surprised where you can find open wifi networks. Even in farm areas in New York, half of the homes are broadcasting wifi onto the street. In my technophobe hometown, I can find three unsecured wifi networks from my home.

Username:
Password: admin

If you went to Ireland you would find there is a surprisingly little amount of broadband coverage even in citys, the main reason for this is the Irish government in the 1930's attempted to make Ireland self-sufficient so provided monopoly's for semi-state company's such as tele-communications, transport, peat harvest, electricity, air travel and t.v. so there was no incentive to introduce broadband here until 1991 when the E.U. forced the Irish government to open up the economy to other industry's. So there you go a little about Irish history and shows what a bad job my government does at running the country