Xbox Live with o2 3g Broadband?

thudd

I've recently moved to a house that has no internet set up. Getting in UPC, Perlico etc is out of the question. So I'm on the brink of getting myself set up with o2's 3g service (Compass Sierra 888 modem, dongle thing).

My question is, if I were to buy a 3g router to use with the dongle, would the connection/ping rate be good enough to play Live??

The games I'd be playing would be FPS types, FIFA's etc. Also, I'm living in Dublin 12 if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance.

faceman

Ive heard mixed things about it but if the ping is high (>130) then its not going to be suitable for FPS or games that require fast reaction times.

Im curious to find out what the Meteor or Eircom mobile broadband is like tho.

Btw, ive used Irish Broadband's Breeze service for online gaming without issue for months. (its basically an aerial they lash on your roof) My ping has an average been less than 130ms. You could try them? They have a 7 day or 14 day trial period as far as I can remember.

thudd

Dunno about getting Irish BB in, as the landlord doesn't want any hole drilling and stuff going on at all. Thats the main problem really. I might give them a call though and see how much work is involved. Cheers for that.

Hank Scorpio

Why didnt you ask in the broadband forum?

Theres no way you`ll be able to game online with any 3G connection, sorry to burst your bubble

thudd

I asked here because I figured people on the Xbox forum would know more about the ins and outs of Xbox Live than the people on the Broadband forum.

jayteecork

Couldn't ever connect with 02 mobile braodband for the life of me.

Tried absolutely everything.

Draupnir

thudd wrote: »

I've recently moved to a house that has no internet set up. Getting in UPC, Perlico etc is out of the question. So I'm on the brink of getting myself set up with o2's 3g service (Compass Sierra 888 modem, dongle thing).

My question is, if I were to buy a 3g router to use with the dongle, would the connection/ping rate be good enough to play Live??

The games I'd be playing would be FPS types, FIFA's etc. Also, I'm living in Dublin 12 if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance.

Call Irish Broadband, they've a few packages and can help with avoiding drilling etc. Digiweb have some too.

Corcs001

I use 3 mobile broadband and it works pretty well. I play Left 4 Dead and Call of duty 4 on it and they work well but street fighter 4 had really bad lag most of the time.

davenewt

FYI my O2 broadband dongle this evening gives me:



Never tried online gaming but for downloads etc on XBL it's fine.

I'm in D11, good reception most of the time.

Not that that will help you much, but in case it gives you an idea I thought I'd post!

jayteecork

Think it only works with Internet connection sharing on XP.
Can't seem to be it working with Vista at all.

thudd

thanks guys. Corcs001 - Your using your 3 dongle with 3g router yeah? If it works for games like Left for Dead and COD4 it should be cushty. Nice one.

davenewt

thudd wrote: »

using your 3 dongle with 3g router yeah?

Strike a light! Not even thought about looking for such a router as I didn't believe they existed... thanks for the tip...

I currently have the xbox next to the PC upstairs, so need to have the PC on for the net connection... but with a wii downstairs also this may be just what I need for the old online Mario Kart etc!

Was also thinking there wouldn't be much point to having a laptop to use around the house if there was no wireless network...

...so you've just made my day

Corcs001

thudd wrote: »

Corcs001 - Your using your 3 dongle with 3g router yeah?

I share the connection through a laptop.

Septimusseverus

It will only work well for some games, you will have problems on others, the main issue is that if the strength of the signal drops, your ping will increase dramatically. I use a vodafone 3g dongle, my ping to a server in the US can sometimes be as high as 300ms, which means when playing GTA4 I sometimes have difficulty actually starting a game, or I get latency issues during the game. If the main reason for you getting an internet connection is to play online, I would regard 3g as a last resort.

CountryWise

sorry to hi-jack the thread but does it take much configuration to share the network of a 3g dongle plugged into a laptop with an xbox?

I am really desperate to update a codec on my xbox which can be only done on xbox live but i only have a 3g modem

Any advice appreciated

davenewt

Countrywise - can you connect the xbox to your laptop with an ethernet cable? If so you're halfway there. Not sure about doing this with a laptop but would assume it's an identical procedure to using a desktop. You connect xbox via ethernet, then share the connection (if I remember correctly) so your xbox can connect through the laptop's internet connection.

Start here for help: http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/XboxLive/GetConnected/SetupaHomeNetwork/HomeNetworkingBasics.aspx

Use the "test connection" part of your xbox setup menu liberally to check everything is working, it should let you know what part of the connection, if any, it's having trouble with at any stage... and use google to help you fix any issues! Good luck!

x43r0

Its very simple to share your laptop connection to your Xbox. Plug the two together using the ehternet cable provided with your Xbox, go online on your laptop. Go into connection settings and tick the box that says "Share this connection"


For what its worth, you won't have much joy trying to play games with a mobile BB dongle. I have the 3 one and only used it when i needed to download codecs or games.

Now i moved into a house with a 20mb uncontested line and Xbox is plugged directly into it. Happy Days

vex

Ive used my o2 to play online with my ps3, depending on time of day get a few games without lag. I only get 1 bar of hspda though