Helping a friend get Xbox Live.

[Luke]

My friend wants to get Xbox Live, but he has a couple of problems:

 

1. He doesn't want the wireless adapter

2. He has no computer in his room

 

What he does have though, is a phone line in his room. What could he get to connect his Ethernet cable to his phone line without a computer so that it would enable him to play xbox live?

[Guest Stefkov]

Does he not have a router?

Depending on where his router is then wireless is probably his only option.

If not get a long ethernet cable and go through the roof or something.

[Luke]

Does he not have a router?

Depending on where his router is then wireless is probably his only option.

If not get a long ethernet cable and go through the roof or something.

 

So you can't connect it straight to the phone line?

[Charlie]

Need some more background information. How does his computer currently connect to the internet?

 

You won't be able to connect directly from a phoneline unfortunately as the Xbox doesn't have a modem in it, only an ethernet port.

 

Can't remember what it's called, HomePlug maybe? But it lets you create a network through your power plugs. He could use that.

[Luke]

Need some more background information. How does his computer currently connect to the internet?

 

You won't be able to connect directly from a phoneline unfortunately as the Xbox doesn't have a modem in it, only an ethernet port.

 

Can't remember what it's called, HomePlug maybe? But it lets you create a network through your power plugs. He could use that.

 

This thread is now dead since he has decided to take a U-turn and get the wireless adapter.

 

Thanks for all those who have helped.

[Shorty]

Well that's probably the most expensive option he could've gone with....