Wireless network adapter workaround for the XBOX 360

31 Jan

Posted by Jason as Videogames

Thank you xbox-scene! Now, don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of the products that M$ puts out, and overall I think the 360 is a good value, however they royally screw you on some of the peripherals, $50 for a 64 megabyte memory card anyone? Anyways, the wireless adapter for the xbox 360 which is required to connect the 360 to a wireless network is a whopping $100. Madness! I don’t know about you, but I find that to be a somewhat exorbitant cost to charge for such a thing. Luckily for the tech-savvy xbox-scene has linked to an article detailing how you can use a second wireless router in lieu of purchasing the ~~ripoff~~ pricey adapter. Hit the link for the full story.

Xbox 360 wireless adapter work-around

5 Responses

Tha Gibbskin

February 1st, 2007 at 9:39 am
1

i had to get that damn thing when i moved to my new place. i refused to pay 100 for it tho. i searched on ebay until i got one for 79 bucks with shipping. 20 some bucks off, not too bad. still, outrageously expensive any way u look at it.
Jason

February 1st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
2

Whaddup Gibbskin,

I hear you, seems like to me that since this is supposed to be a totally “connected” device they could have squeezed a wireless adapter into the box itself. I know they were trying to cut cuts, but, c’mon, the Wii has a wireless adapter in it.
Tha Gibbskin

February 2nd, 2007 at 8:12 am
3

but the wii doesn’t have an ethernet connection. interesting tradeoff…
Jason

February 5th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
4

Ahhh true, Daniel-san, true. However you can buy a $20 ethernet adapter for the Wii, and the Xbox wireless streets for $100….
Dravor

February 24th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
5

You need to realize though that the Xbox 360 wireless adapter is an A/G adapter. While most people don’t want to bother using A, for myself it was a must. I have an A and a G router setup. I use the A wireless for streaming HD video to my 360. With a G adapter I simply would sometimes get Network Congestion due to the other devices on G, and some interference. Wireless A runs at 5.8ghz and therefore is better to use for streaming video, when you have to use wireless.