Wireless vs Wired ????

I'm in a situation now, where I just moved..... and the only way for me to get my XBOX on Live is to run a cable out of my computer room and across the living room floor..... I'd rather not, as it's not too appealing to look at, plus it'd be only a matter of time b4 someone tripped over it.

So I'm wondering is Wireless much slower than Wired? Just as fast? Nearly as fast? Any info would be appreciated.... I have a wireless router, I'd just need to buy the Wireless Adapter for my 360....

well, even though it's unappealing to the eye, A wire at least provides you with a steady connection....Civfan333

this guy speaks the truth i had a wireless adaptor and the connection was ok and then i switched to cable and i was amazing how much better it was.

I'm accessing wi-fi through my laptop with a bridged connection and I don't get much slow down other then some lag when I was playing Halo 3 but I got the same lag during the time I was borrowing a friends Wireless adapter so if you have a computer near your XBox and you want to save a hundred bucks you might want to look into that.WeaponX295

WIRELESS, its just as fast if you have a good connection to begin with, I have rogers high speed, and its just as good.

And about the price, I got mine on eBay for about $50US almost exactly 2 years ago. And it was brand new.

there probably both the same but wireless is alot better for its alot more practical. Down side the cost.

WIRELESS, its just as fast if you have a good connection to begin with, I have rogers high speed, and its just as good.

And about the price, I got mine on eBay for about $50US almost exactly 2 years ago. And it was brand new.

THETRUEXBOXMAN

You could buy a fifty foot ethernet cable for less than half that and have a much better connection.

Only negative with a wireless one is that you have to mind the batteries. Don't bother with sticking with AA's. The thing will chew through them quite quickly especially if you play a lot like I do. You will want the play & charge kit (an official one, too). I had some really funky problems using a third-party play & charge kit, of which all went away when I got myself the Microsoft brand set.codezer0

It helps when you read the first post.

It helps when you read the first post.

Dark_Knight6

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It helps when you read the first post.

codezer0

I did read it, that's how I know we aren't talking about controllers in this topic. Try it some time.

[QUOTE="codezer0"][QUOTE="Dark_Knight6"]

It helps when you read the first post.

Dark_Knight6

I did read it, that's how I know we aren't talking about controllers in this topic. Try it some time.

Double ouch. Attempt to save face: failed.

On TOPIC: Wireless can be undependable and you have a greater chance of getting periodic lag above and beyond what others are getting. And it's usually believed that you shouldn't host as a wireless connection.

Shrug. Is this an apartment? Can you wire it through the ceiling or under the floor? If not, try wrapping it along the edge of the walls, tucking it under the carpet. And getting one of those wire hiders for the floor to remove the trip hazard.

Btw, you can get a 50-100ft cable for about 10 dollars.