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Gold account in ireland....what do you get for the money?

herobear · 2009-12-03 21:46:12

I know we don't get netflix or iplayer(and the skyplayer doesn't interest me) so im wondering whats the advantages of spending money on it as opposed to a silver account ? do we have 1 vs 100 over here ?

03-12-2009 9:46pm

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I know we don't get netflix or iplayer(and the skyplayer doesn't interest me)
so im wondering whats the advantages of spending money on it as opposed to a silver account ? do we have 1 vs 100 over here ?

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#2 04-12-2009 1:45am

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herobear wrote: »

I know we don't get netflix or iplayer(and the skyplayer doesn't interest me)
so im wondering whats the advantages of spending money on it as opposed to a silver account ? do we have 1 vs 100 over here ?

Yes you do have 1 vs 100 here. You also have zune, facebook and twitter. Not too sure if they're only exclusive to gold. But you get the same features pretty much as anywhere else.

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#3 04-12-2009 8:16am

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I wouldn't worry about twitter and facebook... it's a disgrace MS don't let people on silver accounts use them as they're free anyway.

The main (and only for me) advantage is playing online with other people. Games like Halo are completely useless without XBL tbh.

Overall the service seems a bit pricey if you own a PS3 or gaming PC - as the experience is fairly similar. XBL is better, but I don't think it's €50/yr better.

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#4 04-12-2009 9:52am

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The main (and only for me) advantage is playing online with other people. Games like Halo are completely useless without XBL tbh.

This. you can't race on line in Forza on a silver sub.

You can also get the 12 month sub for a lot less than the €60 MS are asking for it...

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#5 04-12-2009 10:26am

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2 Espressi wrote: »

You can also get the 12 month sub for a lot less than the €60 MS are asking for it...

care to elaborate?

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#6 04-12-2009 10:41am

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Ebay of course . . .

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Xbox-Live-12-Months-Gold-membership-Ire-39-99_W0QQitemZ190352448211QQihZ009QQcategoryZ90846QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26ps%3D6

Cheers,
sombaht

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#7 04-12-2009 10:48am

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Cookie_Monster wrote: »

care to elaborate?

You can buy it online for around €30 from eBay, Live-Codes.com, Cheap Xbox Live Codes, etc.

Other than playing games online (co-op and multiplayer), the only other benefits for me is the ability to send messages through xbox.com, and the odd Gold member only discounts MS offer on DLC.

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#8 04-12-2009 10:58am

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but anyone know where you can pick up a wireless adapter for less than the outragous MS price?

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#9 04-12-2009 12:12pm

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ItsNoAlias wrote: »

but anyone know where you can pick up a wireless adapter for less than the outragous MS price?

Harvey Norman €50 I got one for €25 last Saturday:D

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#10 04-12-2009 1:09pm

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Cookie_Monster wrote: »

care to elaborate?

Duffff-Man's sig was the first place I'd consider, but the other links are probably just as good.

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#11 04-12-2009 1:15pm

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Cheap place to subscribe for xbox gold is
http://www.buygamingcodes.com/5-xbox-live-subscription

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#12 04-12-2009 3:00pm

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2 Espressi wrote: »

Duffff-Man's sig was the first place I'd consider, but the other links are probably just as good.

D'oh, yeah its big enough to notice alright
May well just avail of that so :cool:

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#13 04-12-2009 6:27pm

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mooman wrote: »

Harvey Norman €50 I got one for €25 last Saturday:D

where'd you get it for €25?

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#14 05-12-2009 1:22am

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SD7792 wrote: »

where'd you get it for €25?

Harvey Norman had 50% off all accessories for 2 hours last Saturday. Got myself a control with 1 month sky sports, a pad with two games ant the wireless adapter for €57:cool:

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#15 06-12-2009 5:54pm

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Harvey norman seem to have a lot of those deals. Do you know if they have any other ones coming up?

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#16 06-12-2009 6:09pm

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davidcorry wrote: »

Cheap place to subscribe for xbox gold is
http://www.buygamingcodes.com/5-xbox-live-subscription

actually this is the cheapest place

12 month - € 28.92

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#17 06-12-2009 7:34pm

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SD7792 wrote: »

Harvey norman seem to have a lot of those deals. Do you know if they have any other ones coming up?

I dont know when the next is but keep an eye out here

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#18 06-12-2009 7:51pm

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mooman wrote: »

I dont know when the next is but keep an eye out here

Ah cool. Thanks man

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#19 11-12-2009 11:42pm

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https://www.gamepointsnow.com/ is this ok for points/ subscription? tnx

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#20 11-12-2009 11:51pm

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dunworth1 wrote: »

actually this is the cheapest place

12 month - € 28.92

sorry i just noticed i never put in the link

http://www.maximuscards.com

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