XBox: xbox live help

CycloneWarrior · 09-20-2008, 05:53 PM

ok, i have xbox live and i want my xbox in my room but it is upstairs, and our router is downstairs, btw, we have wireless internet, (maybe 50-60 feet away),
i would like to have xbox live in my room,but i was hoping not to have to buy a wireless xbox adapter, i've never used one, but is it slower than just using an ethernet cord plugged into the router and xbox, cause i want to have really fast xbox live, so any help would be great, and also where could i find a really long ethernet cord (like a 100 ft one), and if it would be that long would the xbox live connection be slow? once again any help or tips would be great

Cyclonepride · 09-21-2008, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneWarrior

ok, i have xbox live and i want my xbox in my room but it is upstairs, and our router is downstairs, btw, we have wireless internet, (maybe 50-60 feet away),
i would like to have xbox live in my room,but i was hoping not to have to buy a wireless xbox adapter, i've never used one, but is it slower than just using an ethernet cord plugged into the router and xbox, cause i want to have really fast xbox live, so any help would be great, and also where could i find a really long ethernet cord (like a 100 ft one), and if it would be that long would the xbox live connection be slow? once again any help or tips would be great

I bought a 50 footer at Best Buy. I didn't notice any lag at all.

cmoneyr · 09-21-2008, 11:04 AM

I have the wireless adapter for my 360, no slow down, either in games or downloads.

CycloneWarrior · 09-21-2008, 04:57 PM

so the wireless adapter is 100 dollars, how much is the 50 foot cord?

cmoneyr · 09-21-2008, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneWarrior

so the wireless adapter is 100 dollars, how much is the 50 foot cord?

50ft of cat5 on monoprice.com is crazy cheap, like $6 +shipping, and you get all sorts of neat color choices! Don't, repeat, don't go to bestbuy to get any sort of cabling, same cable at Best Buy will run almost $50. My situation I just didn't want the hassle of running the cable so I went with wireless, but wired will almost always be cheaper.

CycloneWarrior · 09-21-2008, 06:12 PM

thanks for the help

Cyclonepride · 09-21-2008, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by cmoneyr

50ft of cat5 on monoprice.com is crazy cheap, like $6 +shipping, and you get all sorts of neat color choices! Don't, repeat, don't go to bestbuy to get any sort of cabling, same cable at Best Buy will run almost $50. My situation I just didn't want the hassle of running the cable so I went with wireless, but wired will almost always be cheaper.

Where the hell were you when I was buying my 50' cord?

cmoneyr · 09-21-2008, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonepride

Where the hell were you when I was buying my 50' cord?

In the shadows, laughing at you for overpaying!

jdewaard · 09-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Cables are a huge ripoff at the big box stores. I didn't want to spend $100 on a wireless adapter from MS, so I ended up setting up a WAP right behind my entertainment center and then hardwiring my 360 from there. Works fantastic, and only cost me about $40.

CycloneWarrior · 09-23-2008, 03:00 PM

so would this type of cord here connect to my 360 to a router for xbox live?
For only $7.67 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 100FT 350MHz UTP Cat5e RJ45 Network Cable - Black | Cat5e Straight Cable

cmoneyr · 09-23-2008, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneWarrior

so would this type of cord here connect to my 360 to a router for xbox live?
For only $7.67 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 100FT 350MHz UTP Cat5e RJ45 Network Cable - Black | Cat5e Straight Cable

Yes sir.

CycloneWarrior · 09-23-2008, 05:18 PM

thanks for the help!!!!!

monoprice is freaking awesome, 8 dollars for a 100 foot ethernet cord, thats insane