a Master Ninja
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Assuming that you are well aware that Microsoft is going to gouge you on the price, the upcoming official black wireless n adapter should be superior hardware.dialmydrive said:
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Son of Godzilla
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I wonder what's worse, people using wireless or people going through packet loss through a pc.Persona7 said:
Oh it's terrible, but from what I remember it's nothing but setting up a bridge or ICS, restarting everything, and praying.
elrechazado
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Here's the reason MS can get away with this. Because people actually buy these:
elrechazado
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DrPirate said:
Is there a bill pending to outlaw ethernet cables?
elrechazao said:
I get you. I was the same way, and used cables for everything.
And then I moved, and my setup is currently located in an area where wired connection IS possible, but highly inconvenient (i'd have to drill holes and fish cables).
Edit: Holy shit at the Geek squad setup price.
129 dollars? are they fucking serious
corrosivefrost
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a Master Ninja said:
I'm with you. I used to have my 360/PS3 on a switch which attached to a WAP which wirelessly put them on my network. This is because drilling a hole in the floor/ceiling or running the cable down two flights of stairs was NOT practical.
Things have changed a bit now... but considering -- I'd rather not pay extortion prices for the official adapter when I have the networking know-how to make a similiar or better solution for about half the price.
elrechazado
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DrPirate said:129 dollars? are they fucking serious
Yeah, it's on sale, get it while it's hot!
:lol :lol :lol
Regret Truth
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elrechazao said:Here's the reason MS can get away with this. Because people actually buy these:
WHAT THE HELL??
People are idiots. Hell, MS should charge more the wifi adapter lol.
Revelations
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Maybe something is preventing them from lowering the wifi adapter or even including it on the mobo?
Warm Machine
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Guy Legend said:
It isn't if you ever need to upgrade to to Wireless N. PS3 is stuck at G.
Revelations
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Warm Machine said:
What are the differences between this wireless n, the current wireless 360 adapter and G?
TheLegendary
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Revelations said:
The current 360 adapter is A/B/G. The new one is N.
G is the "current" (outdated) wifi standard. Not really quick enough for HD streaming. N is.
Dragona Akehi
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a Master Ninja said:Assuming that you are well aware that Microsoft is going to gouge you on the price, the upcoming official black wireless n adapter should be superior hardware.
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Assuming that actually supports WPA2 this time.
Revelations
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I wonder if this was MSFT's reason for never going internal with the wireless?TheLegendary said:
a Master Ninja
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Back around 2006 when the wireless adapter came out interviewers asked "why didn't you just have built in wireless in the first place like the Wii and PS3?" The response was always "blah blah giving consumers choice" but they'd also throw in "as wireless technologies evolve this gives us more flexibilitity yadda yadda yadda". I'm sure the biggest reason they went this route, though, is because this allows them to nickle and dime consumers on accessories.Revelations said:
Dragona Akehi
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a Master Ninja said:
...and not even support WPA-Fucking-2.
I still can't get over that. Even the fucking Wii supports WPA2.
travisbickle
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We're the cheapest console on the market at 199 dollars, and for just 100 more you can get wifi, online free for 3 months, a 10 dollar voucher and a remote control!!!
H_Prestige
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Revelations said:
They didn't include wifi at launch and they never will integrate wifi into the 360 simply because they can take advantage of many people with the $100 adapter. And it's not like having basic wifi would prevent them from later on selling an adapter that has N functionality for whoever needs it.
Gary Whitta
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It baffles me that MS still hasn't revised the 360 to include built-in wifi. Hell even the Wii has it. And the $100 tag for the official dongle is offensive.
In any case wifi gaming sucks balls. A wired connection is the only way to go.
In any case wifi gaming sucks balls. A wired connection is the only way to go.
Ninja Scooter
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Gary Whitta said:
because they don't have to. Its not going to make or break them, and the amount of people that would rejoice if MS came out and said tomorrow that every 360 from now on would have built in wifi at no extra cost would be miniscule. For the average consumer, when they buy a 360 and get home and get ready to hook it up, they have one of two decision: Buy a $100 wifi adapter for their wifi network (if they even have one) or put the 360 somewhere where they can hook it up to a landline.
MirageDwarf
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Gary Whitta said:
Since launch of 360 their strategy is to ripoff consumers in as many ways as possible because 360 is close proprietary platform and they can get away with it.
atkbob said:
In 2005, when the 360 was released, the price was not much more than any other A/B/G usb adapter. Also, at the time, 802.11a was the only standard Microsoft recommended for streaming video through Media Center so it had to be included. I'm not sure if the latter has changed, but the former obviously has
Dead Man Typing
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The revised Natal 360(coming Fall 2010) will have a basic level of wi-fi built in. They are doing this deal to clear out stock of the old adapter and then they will position the N adapter as a premium item for new Natal 360 owners and old 360 owners alike.
I wish it had wireless, just because I've had to move my 360 further away from the router in my house. I don't even want to play online, it's just handy to be able to send messages to friends, use online scoreboards and download stuff from the marketplace. I will not pay £60 for the privilage, though. My brother did buy the current adapter when GAME had a deal that it was £40 when bought with anything else in store. Even at that price it's too much.
I wish it had wireless, just because I've had to move my 360 further away from the router in my house. I don't even want to play online, it's just handy to be able to send messages to friends, use online scoreboards and download stuff from the marketplace. I will not pay £60 for the privilage, though. My brother did buy the current adapter when GAME had a deal that it was £40 when bought with anything else in store. Even at that price it's too much.
Fox Mulder
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MirageDwarf said:
The vast majority of people will just buy the accessories and not really care. If you happen to be someone who does care about their overpriced accessories, like the wifi adapter and hard drives, then there's ways to get around that. So yeah, it sucks that it's so proprietary, but I can't complain much with my ebay'd $60 120 GB HDD and $25 wireless internet setup.
The Faceless Master
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PS3 doesn't have USB ports?Warm Machine said:
in 2005, A/B/G USB Adapters were $65, and people called the MS $100 adapter a ripoff. it's just a bigger ripoff now because the $35 gap has doubled.sangreal said:
fuck you m$