XBOX Live in SA

Wow, I thought the updates were just for the dashboard. It obviously cant make permanent updates to the games. (ie. if you loan the disc to your mate, he will have to download all the patches as well).
 
Yeah it loads the patch on your HDD.... So your mate will also have to suffer through the 2 minute download. I think they will survive :).

Oh I forgot to mention in the previous post. You can play the game without downloading the patch. You just can't be connected to Live! at the same time so it's not like it stops you playing.
 
I see gold membership is r450 online - is that all it's going to take to play against people online?
 
bwana said:
and it's the only way I'm going to be able to do it right?

Is r450 a fair price or do you know of cheaper?
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You get 2 types of Xbox Live! memberships.

Silver: Free --> Everything except Multiplayer gaming and movies (that we can't get here anyway and it might be free to Silver... :confused: )

Gold: Free + online gaming. You can buy cards from retailers or straight of Xbox Live!. You can also pick them up off eBay which is normally the cheapest.

you can get 1 month, 3 month or 12 month tickets so the price changes accordingly.

Make sure you buy the one that is for the region you registered for on Xbox Live!. I think most ppl in SA register on the UK servers.

Amazon.co.uk is selling the 12 month one for 33 Pounds (R470) eBay seems to be the same price so R450 is a good price.....
 
@GM - Thanks - I'll give it some consideration then. :) It's pretty close to the price of a new game so I'm not 100% sold yet.
 
bwana said:
@GM - Thanks - I'll give it some consideration then. :) It's pretty close to the price of a new game so I'm not 100% sold yet.
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If you have the premium version you got a free months Gold Access with your box for testing the service out. Use that first.

If you buy GOW or Rainbow 6 you get free 48 hour vouchers in the box as well for testing. Else just buy a 30 day voucher which is a lot cheaper. I personally think it is well worth it but if you are not really a fan of multiplayer then it is obviously a waste of money :D
 
also if u have a game with new multiplayer maps its advisable to download the files....usually quite big...because you wont be able to join games with ppl who have the new maps...GoW multiplayer maps were 109MB when I downloaded it last night...had to wait 30mins GRRRR!
 
If you doing an XBOX piece you should look at the satillite features of the XBOX too:

Media Center / Streaming media support
iPod Integration
XNA
Voip
MSN Integration
MSN Space integration - blogging
Leaderboards
TrueSkill matching
Background downloads - even when console is off.
XBLA
Parental control locks
Peripherals:
Media Remote (facilitates Media Center)
upcoming Controller Keyboard (facilitates MSN)
Wireless Headset (facilitates voip)
Market Place (limited support in this country)

Then also mention the ultimate setup (which happens to be mine :P )
40" LCD
Surround sound
Internet connectivity
XBOX
PC (with Vista / XP Media ed. for Media Center)

Now you have total integration from friends to media to gaming to TV.
Now I just gotta find a spot to plug in the coffee maker
 
Just on a side note...
You don't need Vista or Media Center if you don't have them.
If you have XP with Media Player 11 it will stream Music for you and WMA movies.
Or alternatively use a little app. called TVersity. ( http://www.tversity.com ).
It allows you to stream music and movies in various formats to your Xbox360 console.
i.e you can watch WMV, AVI, MPEG etc. Does conversions on the fly.
It also lets you add Podcasts, Images and Video Casts so you can stream and watch them from your Xbox360 if you have the bandwidth and speed.
 
hey guys, I live in Namibia and I'm wondering if anyone has experienced by probs.

I set my local as Uk but my Debit card is Namibian so it detects that it isn't valid so I can't extend my GOLD. WTF???
 
volcom5tone said:
hey guys, I live in Namibia and I'm wondering if anyone has experienced by probs.

I set my local as Uk but my Debit card is Namibian so it detects that it isn't valid so I can't extend my GOLD. WTF???
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Some people do experience these problems. IN SA there are quite a few shops that sell the subs but I don't know about Namibia..

You can always buy one from eBay.co.uk though
 
Hey everyone

I created a xbox live account with a Hong Kong address and set my locale to Hong Kong SAR today.
I then downloaded the update and recovered my gamertag.
But When i go to marketplace in the dashboard, it displays the message "xbox live marketplace is currently unavailable".
I've tried to change my address to a UK one, but xbox.com wont allow me to change my country. :(

Can anyone supply me with a valid Hong Kong address or tell me what i'm doing wrong?
 
Sometimes the marketplace can go down, I don't know anyone who is using a HK address to check though?

If you are using a hotmail address you can change your country in hotmail then and it works though.
 
Why not go to a HK company's website, check their contact details and see if they have any address details? I think its the best way to find an addy like that.
 
Thanks for the help guys!

I found the problem, its my switch that's starting to give problems:o
 
for the life of me I cannot but Live points anymore. My CC verifies fine and all, but when it come time for the points, It tells me my CC cannot be verified. Whats up with all of that?
 
Jip. If you check over at the www.xbox-360.co.za forums it seems everyone has that problem.

Seems that like Apple has done since day one with iTunes in confirming your billing details with you CC, MS has now flipped the switch and blocked us poor sods from buying points. (And i was just about to get Puzzle Quest)

In a country which does not officially have live yet, Microsoft has singlehandedly dealt itself a very bad blow by not allowing us to buy points from 'down south' anymore.

Personally I am very disgusted, and only way MS can redeem itself is if this 'blocking' is a pre-emptive move to activate Live in South Africa in which case I would be over the moon.

And if you take into account the petition a while ago, which was followed by a reply from MS SA that Live will come to SA, and thereafter another complete lack of information, MS is treating their SA Xbox customers VERY BADLY.
 
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