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Originally Posted by towny
'Fraid that's not the case. You can certainly hook up your Xbox without NTL's knowledge and without paying them, but if they knew you had done it they would insist you had breached their AUP in doing so. They don't market their Xbox service as 'pay us £5 if you want our technical support', they say 'pay us £5 if you want to use your Xbox on NTL broadband.'
Whether this is legal or moral of them is quite another matter, just be sure you understand that they think you're breaking the rules by doing what you're doing, and make sure you don't get caught.  |
Well, I don't think the way the AUP is written is particularly clear-cut.
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You may only connect XBox gaming consoles to the NTL network using a designated Xbox compatible broadband access product.
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The way I interpret that, there is nothing wrong with my connection method (router), despite it not involving paying NTL £5pcm
My router has been "designated" as XBox compatible by Microsoft (AUP doesn't say it has to be designated by NTL
). Plus the AUP, in a different section, allows the use of routers.
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Originally Posted by ButttersB
I thought the extra £5 was to provide an extra IP address for the xbox? Not that i've got xbox live or anything, i'm sure i read that somewhere though.
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For your £5 per month (plus a "set-up fee" too, AFAIK), you get a 2nd IP address (for the XBox or PS2), & also official tech support from NTL for using XBox Live.
£5pcm = £60 annually....whereas a cheap & simple Linksys BEFSR41 router will cost a one-off forty quid, thereabouts.
And XBL support...well, that's what the M$ XBL support line is for. Plus there's always these & other forums too.
Anyway....