No browsing!?! WHAT???

perry · Post by **perry** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:30 pm

Live! launches for the Xbox here on Friday and I was thinking of gettin my BB installed earlier then Iw as going to, as I have to get it installed in my room for when I build my new computer. I thought, get BB earlier even without computer, still use it for Live! I jsut noticed I haven't seen anywhere it says browse the net on Live...

I thought they can't of left it out but I can't find it saying so anywhere! Why would they leave something like this out ?!? Are there any HB browsers ? I could always get my machine chipped.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:34 pm

they left it out for the same reason they don't make a keyboard and mouse.. they got too much shit for it being like a pc so they didn't bother.

Enki-14 · Post by **Enki-14** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:38 pm

From my experiences with live, there is no reason to get it. But getting BB is always a good thing. Save yourself some money and let your BB gaming be on your pc the way it should be.

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 8:09 pm

If you really want to browse the 'net on your Xbox, get a mod-chip and use Linux. It already has a web browser, and a load of other stuff too.

Luriden · Post by **Luriden** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 8:21 pm

Does GC have a browser?

BornStupid · Post by **BornStupid** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:31 pm

no GC does not, and yea if u get it chipped ull be fine, theres a browser int he making (and one alreayd released I believe..).

Chaniyth · Post by **Chaniyth** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:38 pm

Random_Troll wrote:they left it out for the same reason they don't make a keyboard and mouse.. they got too much poop for it being like a pc so they didn't bother.

That's because it is just a PC in a fancy case.

Post by **|darc|** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 6:08 am

kubyx wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:they left it out for the same reason they don't make a keyboard and mouse.. they got too much poop for it being like a pc so they didn't bother.
That's because it is just a PC in a fancy case.

Just like all other consoles are.

Chaniyth · Post by **Chaniyth** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:18 am

|darc| wrote:
kubyx wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:they left it out for the same reason they don't make a keyboard and mouse.. they got too much poop for it being like a pc so they didn't bother.
That's because it is just a PC in a fancy case.
Just like all other consoles are.

Let least other consoles use custom CPU's they also use RiSC CPU's as well.

X-Box uses an Intel chip.

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:18 pm

perry2175 wrote:Live! launches for the Xbox here on Friday and I was thinking of gettin my BB installed earlier then Iw as going to, as I have to get it installed in my room for when I build my new computer. I thought, get BB earlier even without computer, still use it for Live! I jsut noticed I haven't seen anywhere it says browse the net on Live...

I would STRONGLY recommend that you *make sure* you get assigned a static IP if you are getting Live and havent got Broadband yet - some Broadband providers will give you a dynamic IP which is incompatible with LIve requiring you to pay extra ON TOP of Live and ISP / installation fees.

Id also have to agree that there arent actually any Live titles worth playing yet (IN MY OPINION FANBOYS) and if youre getting a high spec PC youd be best off with that, at least until KOTOR comes out

Post by **melancholy** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:31 pm

kubyx wrote:
|darc| wrote:
kubyx wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:they left it out for the same reason they don't make a keyboard and mouse.. they got too much poop for it being like a pc so they didn't bother.
That's because it is just a PC in a fancy case.
Just like all other consoles are.
Let least other consoles use custom CPU's they also use RiSC CPU's as well.

xbox uses an Intel chip.

Here's an arguement that's headed nowhere.

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 3:51 pm

Nyarlathotep wrote:I would STRONGLY recommend that you *make sure* you get assigned a static IP if you are getting Live and havent got Broadband yet - some Broadband providers will give you a dynamic IP which is incompatible with LIve requiring you to pay extra ON TOP of Live and ISP / installation fees.

I don't know how UK xDSL providers do it, but cable-based broadband services don't seem to allocate fixed IPs, using short-term IP leases instead.

ipconfig/all wrote:Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 11 March 2003 18:59:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 12 March 2003 18:59:02

Firthy2002 · Post by **Firthy2002** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 3:54 pm

The cheapies won't give you a static IP.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 3:54 pm

sixteen-bit wrote:
Nyarlathotep wrote:I would STRONGLY recommend that you *make sure* you get assigned a static IP if you are getting Live and havent got Broadband yet - some Broadband providers will give you a dynamic IP which is incompatible with LIve requiring you to pay extra ON TOP of Live and ISP / installation fees.
I don't know how UK xDSL providers do it, but cable-based broadband services don't seem to allocate fixed IPs, using short-term IP leases instead.

ipconfig/all wrote:Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 11 March 2003 18:59:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 12 March 2003 18:59:02

I dont think there is any problem with a dynamic IP, it even says in some little Xbox Live book i found, you can save your Xbox Live connection settings to your mem card and bring it to a friends and use it there.

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 3:55 pm

sixteen-bit wrote:I don't know how UK xDSL providers do it, but cable-based broadband services don't seem to allocate fixed IPs, using short-term IP leases instead.

Sounds like theres gonna be a lot of pissed off cable users come Lives official launch date then...

Xylene wrote:I dont think there is any problem with a dynamic IP, it even says in some little Xbox Live book i found, you can save your Xbox Live connection settings to your mem card and bring it to a friends and use it there.

Maybe in the US - but I know for a *fact* that the only broadband service offered by BT that is compatible with Live is BT OpenWorld as thats the only one that provides a static IP.

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:08 pm

Nyarlathotep wrote:Maybe in the US - but I know for a *fact* that the only broadband service offered by BT that is compatible with Live is BT OpenWorld as thats the only one that provides a static IP.

Waiiit. is that the same as the all in one package that Freeserve and the likes offer? The one with the "teal manta ray" USB ADSL adapter?... doesn't the Xbox connect using standard Ethernet.... hmm, I see a problem for people who didn't chose their ADSL "wires only"

someoneElse · Post by **someoneElse** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:25 pm

sixteen-bit wrote:
Waiiit. is that the same as the all in one package that Freeserve and the likes offer? The one with the "teal manta ray" USB ADSL adapter?... doesn't the Xbox connect using standard Ethernet.... hmm, I see a problem for people who didn't chose their ADSL "wires only"

USB broadband modems are eviiill.....

I guess they expect you to run MS connection sharing or some crap....

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