Wireless connection for XBOX360

miker1 · 25 Sep 2009 at 14:19

Are there any better than M$ one?

Is there an "N" one available?

Red and White · 25 Sep 2009 at 14:21

microsoft would never allow it

. you can use a wireless bridge i think but thats just as expensive.

miker1 · 25 Sep 2009 at 14:24

Red and White said:
microsoft would never allow it. you can use a wireless bridge i think but thats just as expensive.

I have a WAP which the upstairs PC's use.

HOWEVER the Xbox is on the other side of the room to the WAP and running a cable over to the other side would be...frowned ....on!

Nismo · 25 Sep 2009 at 14:27

They are releasing a wireless "N" adaptor at some point, probably before the end of the year.

Best way IMO is Powerline Adaptors/Homeplugs.

orderoftheflame · 25 Sep 2009 at 14:33

Nismo said:
They are releasing a wireless "N" adaptor at some point, probably before the end of the year.

Best way IMO is Powerline Adaptors/Homeplugs.

Both points of this.

The wireless N adaptor is coming soon, but I'd definitely get home plugs.

miker1 · 25 Sep 2009 at 15:23

So why cant any USB wireless part work?

Nismo · 25 Sep 2009 at 15:25

miker1 said:
So why cant any USB wireless part work?

Because you can't load the USB drivers onto the 360.

orderoftheflame · 25 Sep 2009 at 15:27

miker1 said:
So why cant any USB wireless part work?

Edit: Beaten

Because there's no way of installing drivers or using a specific configuration utility?

Sure Microsoft could have done more to support some third party ones, but expecting them to support all of them is a bit far fetched surely. :confused:

Ampeg · 25 Sep 2009 at 19:37

As with the HDDs though theyve gone with their own proprietary tech, theyve locked out the competition and have continued to charge over the odds for both pieces of equipment.

swyllie2000 · 25 Sep 2009 at 20:01

I used a Belkin wireless gaming adapter on mine which I always left on

. 2 of these broke within the 12 month warrantee period and after the second I got my cash back from a large PC chain. Looking back I wish I had bought the genuine Xbox one at the time as my bro-in-law has had one since the 360 was released and its been pretty faultless.

Now i'm hard wired and its perfect! Just hide a ethernet cable behind your skirting matey

jegz · 25 Sep 2009 at 21:08

Flash a router and use that as a gateway!

I use a WRT54GL for my xbox and ps3 works like a dream!