Although the Xbox 360 has a lower spec on paper compared to the Playstation 3, many citizen have opted for the Xbox because of its flourishing online community. With such busy lives and schedules, it can be difficult to find the time to visit friends in someone so the next best thing is meeting them online. Xbox Live gives you the occasion to chat to each other via a headset while playing games with or against each other over the network. I heard about how easy it was to connect so I bought one with the mindset of connecting that very night and getting stuck in.
Why is it everyone else just opened the box and got onto Live without any problems yet it took me a few days of dissatisfaction before I could connected. A close friend of me also had a similar situation, in both cases; it was because we weren't armed with the precise information in the first place. So that you don't have the same problem, read below.
1) You need to have broadband, it will not work if you are on dial-up
2) Major thing, you will need to have a Router/Modem which will accept an Ethernet cable connection. The modem I had was a free one from my Internet supplier but didn't have an Ethernet socket so it was useless. Personally, I would go for Belkin or Netgear...but as long as it works, it's fine.
3) You will most likely need to configure/set up the Router with the disc in case,granted (by Belkin or Netgear) using a Pc. Once you can get your Pc 'talking' to the network, in other words connecting to the Internet, then you should find that it will work when you plug your Xbox into it. Look out for green lights on your router to show that you have full power and a connection.
4) If you want to connect your Xbox to your Router via a wireless connection, then you will need to buy an Xbox receiver which plugs into the Xbox itself, this doesn't come as proper with the package.
There may be other factors which you can check; you may need to call your Internet assistance supplier helpline or the helpline for the Router/Modem that you bought. But at least now you should have the fundamentals in place.
problem Connecting To Xbox Live - effect These Steps