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madskillz on 17 January 2009

If you live near a Fry's Electronics, I'd recommend calling them to see if they have any Xbox Wireless Adapter - not the 360 one - in stock.

I went to my local Fry's to buy a few cheap HD-DVDs ($5 a pop) and searched for a wireless repeater to get for my 360. I found one, but didn't wanna pay over $50 for it.

I ended up in the 360 section and picked up Condemned 2 for $12. I looked over to the clearance stuff and found an original XBOX wireless adapter for $35.99. I remember reading somewhere that folks were still using the old wifi adapters made for the original Xbox with their 360s. I checked to make sure I could return it if it didn't work. I was assured I could, if I had to.

I took it home, sent it up on my 360 and after a few failed tries, it got online. Sweet.

It sure beats paying $80 to $100 to get online. I can't find the link, but you can also update the adapter's firmware to work flawlessly with the 360 and avoid the few hiccuffs I got.

On a side note ...

So, I decided - shoot, what the hay - and tried it on my PS3. I was informed I needed to install a system update, and the scrolling ticker over the XMB displayed Street Fighter IV info. Tested the connection a few times - and it's true. I beez online with my PS3 with an Xbox wireless adapter.

What's cool about the adapter is when I move the consoles to my new man space, I'll just run the adapter to a hub and share broadband between the 360 and PS3.

I am going back in a few days and buy the other less-than-new adapter for $35.99 too.



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JaggedSac on 17 January 2009

Interesting.



madskillz on 17 January 2009

If you do this method, I'd recommend plugging in the adapter, configuring your 360 and rebooting both the 360 and wireless router/modem. It took me about 4-5 tries to figure that one out.



akuma587 on 17 January 2009

Wow, you still found HD-DVD's in a brick and mortar store? I'm impressed.



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madskillz on 17 January 2009

@ Akuma - dude, Fry's had nearly every HD-DVD except 'I am Legend' and 'American Gangster.' Those are the two I wanted for $4.99. They rotate the titles once a week. Just gotta be ready to pounce.

They have a healthy selection of $4.99 HD-DVDs. I picked up 'Top Gun,' 'Fast and the Furious,' 'Serenity,' 'Blades of Glory,' 'Hulk' and 'Bruce Almighty' for like $30 and change. I wish they had ZOOLANDER.

Shoot, I will admit, I'm still sore HD-DVD lost, and I actually watch it more than my Blu Rays (I do love 'Iron Man') - watched 'Bourne Ultimatium' a couple nights ago. However, let's be real - $5 for a movie that runs at 1080p rocks. The Blu Ray version is like 5, 6X the cost - if you can even find the Blu version.



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CDiablo on 17 January 2009

You can get cheap wireless bridges for cheaper than that, like 20-25 shipped on ebay and they do the same thing.



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d21lewis on 17 January 2009

You went online with your PS3 using and original Xbox wireless adapter? Are you sure it wasn't just the PS3's wifi with an Xbox adapter just sitting behind it?!?



madskillz on 17 January 2009
CDiablo said:
You can get cheap wireless bridges for cheaper than that, like 20-25 shipped on ebay and they do the same thing.

I would love to see a link - and if I have probs, it's easier to drive a few miles, hit the store and get my money back than wait around. I enjoy eBay, but have no tolerance for products that may work vs. a brand new product I can return.

 



madskillz on 17 January 2009
d21lewis said:
You went online with your PS3 using and original Xbox wireless adapter? Are you sure it wasn't just the PS3's wifi with an Xbox adapter just sitting behind it?!?

You are a mess. LOL ... I am gonna snag another. Two adapters for the price of one 360 wifi adapter.

 



CDiablo on 17 January 2009
madskillz said:
CDiablo said:
You can get cheap wireless bridges for cheaper than that, like 20-25 shipped on ebay and they do the same thing.

I would love to see a link - and if I have probs, it's easier to drive a few miles, hit the store and get my money back than wait around. I enjoy eBay, but have no tolerance for products that may work vs. a brand new product I can return.

 

 

Heres one at a retail store

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180035

 

Just look up wireless bridge on google and youll find 10000000000000 links. $35 is actually a great price for a brick and mortar store for a bridge, but nothing special for the interwebs



Getting an XBOX One for me is like being in a bad relationship but staying together because we have kids. XBone we have 20000+ achievement points, 2+ years of XBL Gold and 20000+ MS points. I think its best we stay together if only for the MS points.

Nintendo Treehouse is what happens when a publisher is confident and proud of its games and doesn't need to show CGI lies for five minutes.

-Jim Sterling