Connect to Xbox Live with a USB 3G modem

Thank you for explaining this its really appreciated but i have tried it 17 times and i still have strict nat settings on my xbox, can you suggest anything else bar getting another isp. thanks

Very good article, thanks.

Hi Paul1. Who's your mobile broadband provider? 2. You've run the Network Setup wizard multiple times..?3. Do you have a firewall running?

Hi. Great tutorial mate. But i still have a problem. Still fails at dns test. Have vista and the internet provider is tmobile (web n walk). i ve disabled the firewall as well. What kind of cable do i need? atm i m trying with a system link cable (the one from the original xbox). Could that be the problem? thanks a lot. pls reply

The original Xbox cable should be fine, Raklis - that's what I used. Try running the Network Connection Wizard again - it took me a few tries before I got the Xbox to pass all the Live tests.Make sure the Xbox is connected to the PC and turned on, and your 3G connection is live when you try this. So, run Wizard, run Xbox Live tests, repeat five or six times in that order... Let us know how you get on.

I ve tried but same results. I ll try on another laptop. With xp this time. Dont like vista at all. On vista when i connect the cable it says limited connectivity. Could it be that?

Got it to work finally. With xp though and its on strict nat atm.

There shouldn't be any difference between XP & Vista. "Limited connectivity" usually means that ICS isn't set up properly -- try running the wizard again.

hi julian. just the article i was looking for, thanks for writing it. i haven't subscribed to vodafone mobile broadband yet for this exact reason; that i was unsure if i could connect to xbox live with it, so i'm wondering in your opinion whether u think all this will work the same here in australia?

Sorry Larry -- no idea. I suspect operators will run their networks in different ways in different countries, so what works in the UK may not work in Australia. All you can do is try contacting the operator to find out what NAT settings they use, or ask around online to see what other Xbox owners are using.

hi for the people who have a few problems connctng with vista, i thought i might add, when u connect ur ethernet cable and it says limited connection, go to netwrk n shrng centr and customize ur ethernet to private, this should make ur ethernet connection more discoverable.just thought it would help, but i still have probs with my strict NAT but i just play online anyway.

Guys made it work on both xp and vista. Strict on xp and open on vista. The problem was with a wireless built in connection. Had to disable it first and it worked then. Now sth else for playing online will it cost more or anything?

thanks i am on three pay as you go and i got got xbox live last nite using your advice have been playing gta 4 thanks again

i really need help. i have vista and i dont rly no how to put the vmc lite in the same connection as local area connection. and it fails at the ip adress.i no it is possible and really want to get hooked up. already have an account on live. iNEED XBOX LIVE.LOL.TIPS ON how to do it would be greatly recieved . cheers

Hi im using xbox live via 3g modem, and i keep getting disconnected off xbox live, but im able to sign back in instantly, can anybody help. Thanks

First of all great article exactly what I was hunting for, but I have an annoying problem. I can set up a shared internet connection for both my 360 and wii both of which work ok ish (still not managed to get fully online with the 360 but I am able to stream music vids from the net via the media centre) the annoyance comes when I reset my laptop and switch off the console, I then cannot reconnect to the internet using the same settings when I turn every thing back on again the next day any ideas ????

iv tryed al the stuff on the site and still having problems i have a vodafone 7.2 modem i managed to get on line with xbox 360 once lol and thats it can some one help me cos iv tryed changing the settings on my laptop and every thing and still not working im on windows vista as i said iv had it working once thanks adrian

Dude, That's fantastic... It worked like a charm!!!

Almost... it passes all the tests but fails to install updates (after it'd downloaded it all) and can't connect to the join xbox live/gamertag bit :(Looks like I'm stumped once again.

thanks for your very helpful advice ...the 3 modem is always gonna be on strict.Im on xp and have tried all adjustments to get the nat settings to open but even 3 say there is no way to change it ..strict does allow me to play but is very slow and can lag.

ure not lagging coz ure nat is strict its because 3g modems have high lag and too high ping. 3g modems on xbox live are sh.it i have it and theres no way to a an open NAT because they give out private ip addresses until they give a public ip your NAT will be open.

okay i need to set it to default.my ip adress fails.help.i go through the steps.vista

I've just got xbox 360 connected via a t mobile broadband modem. If your connection fails at the DNS part, just add the DNS server IP address to the xbox settings and it should be ok. Not tested for game play as yet but fingers crossed

im stuck at mtu failed, im on t mobile 3g any ideasthanks

:) hi,iwas just wondering if yuo can get on xbox live with 3 pay as you go modem,some sites say you can get it on open but others say you can onlii get strict?anyone help

thank you so much.this was a massive help. one thing that might help anyone who is having trouble is with vista in the network and sharing center if your access says "limited connectivity" that may be stopping you. click on customize and select privite...it worked for me. thanks again

I can't get pass the ip address when i put it on auto it says " your console was unable to negotiate with your dhcp server" and when i put it on manual it says " your gateway did not respond" please help!ive tried everything been given here so far.

Well im currently at my madres (moms) house and all she has is the 3G thing and macs...so will i be able to use a mac or am i screwed?

8) hi i was comparing internet broadband packages online to play my xbox 360 and to surf .ive found that a 12 or 18 month contract is not viable when you have a 6month tenantcey agreement. i decided to look up mobile broadband (i have an wps1 skype phone on 3 mobile which is pay as you go and for 5 pounds a month you get a 2gb internet add on which lasts 30 days .then i used it as a modem for my laptop and hay pressto i got mobile internet for £40 initial layout and 5 pounds amonth with no contract.its only dial up but it does seem faster since youtube is no probs and other stuff is fast aswell)so now i want to play my xbox online since my neighbour has now put a password on his wireless connection so 1.what mobile broadband adapter has the fastest speeds to actually to play.tho im used to a bit of lag?2.which mobile dongle has the best money to gb ratio.3.basically which is the cheapest and which is the fastest pay as you go dongle????oh and im about to network my xbox to my pc with the wps1 just to see if it can be done .thanks to the site for good information well done

it works network the amoi skypephone and the xbox 360 with the laptop and you can logg into live .lolim testing the kwality now

8) skype phone. wp-s1 modem. 3 mobile amoi. vista.ok heres the deali have a wp-s1 3 mobile pay as you go .for 5 pouds a month i get 2gb internet access.i have used this phone as a modem and surf the net with it.although it says the phone will not work with vista its actually the software provided with the phone that will not work and all you do is go and set it up as if it was a dial up connection and change the default modem .so what i have done now using the info from the previous pages in this site is network my xbox to the laptop then used the phone as a modem and it will get me onto xbox live and i can play games.the lag is very poor so im wondering if the usb dongles give a better connection or is this as good as it gets?still its a £40 phone and its £5 for thirty days internet access with a 2 gb limit which is a better deal than the dongles since the phone is an amazing piece of kit for the price.i dont wanna keep worshipping it but if you ever get the chance to get one do it ,you wont be dissapointed.please let me know on how the dongles get on

Guys a legend, thank you, just doin the update now! Hopefully all shall go well.

Legend fella just doin the update, gta 4 here i come, well if it works regards craig

hello all, does anyone know how long game play you can have on xbox live with a 3g mobile internet dongle? (3gig) also if you r xbox is seending and reciving packets all the time is it really gunna be worth the money?

Any1 got any idea y my laptop wont recognise my 360 and visa versa im usin my work dell latitude c610 and have tried the standard cable and a xover ? im a bit limited on who 2 ask cant just pop down Gareshk high St n into pc world, back in UK i use vodafone mobile n most big camps av wireless so cnctin the 2 wud be a massiv help ( how cool wud that be playin COD 4 on live from sangin ) oh yeh im not a techie so plain english please THANX

ok so i forgot to post an update here i did it in the skypephone amoi forum...here goes ...you can turn the modem speed up to the 2 from minimum speed which makes a dramatic differennce.also here whats new i got a fone for my mate to find it came supplied with a kingston memory card now.i found a few differences between the phones and to my horror we found none of this stuff works .so im in a hurry but pls if any one has time to work this out then help me im really not nerdy and im just an adverage joe .afdvice...the new phones that i cant get to do this have two barcodes on the back and a kingston memory card although some with two barcodes on the back but a cheaper no name sd memory will do it ....

ok so i forgot to post an update here i did it in the skypephone amoi forum...here goes ...you can turn the modem speed up to the 2 from minimum speed which makes a dramatic differennce.also here whats new i got a fone for my mate to find it came supplied with a kingston memory card now.i found a few differences between the phones and to my horror we found none of this stuff works .so im in a hurry but pls if any one has time to work this out then help me im really not nerdy and im just an adverage joe .afdvice...the new phones that i cant get to do this have two barcodes on the back and a kingston memory card although some with two barcodes on the back but a cheaper no name sd memory will do it ....

ok so i forgot to post an update here i did it in the skypephone amoi forum...here goes ...you can turn the modem speed up to the 2 from minimum speed which makes a dramatic differennce.also here whats new i got a fone for my mate to find it came supplied with a kingston memory card now.i found a few differences between the phones and to my horror we found none of this stuff works .so im in a hurry but pls if any one has time to work this out then help me im really not nerdy and im just an adverage joe .afdvice...the new phones that i cant get to do this have two barcodes on the back and a kingston memory card although some with two barcodes on the back but a cheaper no name sd memory will do it ....

i want to do this but i havnt signed up to anything yet. what is the length of time say a 3GB download limit would last on xbox live. playing times etc.Can anyone advise on which provider gives the best deal

Has anyone from Australia tried this using a 3 mobile dongle ?

Has anyone from Australia tried this using a 3 mobile dongle

Awesome tutorial!! i cant get past network wizard, my pc errors when i try the bridge connection and tells me the ip address its trying to use is already in use? how do i change it?

I intend to purchase a Vodafone mobile broadband usb modem, and need to know if this same method will work in Australia?

Same problem here, MTU failed, I'm on o2 in the Rep of Ireland.Any Ideas on how to resolve this??

it works, but i have strict nat settings.when i first set it up it was open, then i had trouble connectin the next day and its been on strict ever since. ive turned windows firewall off. using vodafone huawei e220 dongle, on vista. also if i change it to a static ip adress ( enter the automatin details into the manual setting) i cant even pass the ip test, and i would even know what to do with the statis ip if i could get one.

open, then i had trouble connectin the next day and its been on strict ever since. ive turned windows firewall off. using vodafone huawei e220 dongle, on vista. also if i change it to a static ip adress ( enter the automatin details into the manual setting) i cant even pass the ip test, and i would even know what to do with the statis ip if i could get one.

when i first connected me nat was open, then i had trouble connectin the next day and its been on strict ever since. ive turned windows firewall off. using vodafone huawei e220 dongle, on vista. also if i change it to a static ip adress ( enter the automatin details into the manual setting) i cant even pass the ip test, and i would even know what to do with the statis ip if i could get one.

Same thing happened for me. At first my NAT was open, but now it is strict. I completely turned my firewall off, but that didn't help, so it can't be anything to do with it. Maybe it could just be voadfone in Australia. I know NAT is open in England, but maybe in Australia the setup is different.. all I know is that it's incredibly frustrating.

Hi guysi live in ireland and i have a 3 data modem..i asked in the shop if it can be used to play on xbox i was told no...relitivly new pc (vista)am i guaranteed it will work??great artical btw

Hi guysi live in ireland and i have a 3 data modem..i asked in the shop if it can be used to play on xbox i was told no...relitivly new pc (vista)am i guaranteed it will work??great artical btw

Hi guysi live in ireland and i have a 3 data modem..i asked in the shop if it can be used to play on xbox i was told no...relitivly new pc (vista)am i guaranteed it will work??great artical btw

hya guysi have the 3 pay as you go usb modem and i use this on all of my computers and im trying to get xbox live connected iv tried following the instructions but i cannot get past the actually start finding the connector :( what shall i do? jus keep repeat moving the modum to the computer and connected then the xbox?

hi i was wondering if anyone could help i have the vodafone 3g broadband modem and i got this working for like the first 3 days and now it keeps saying ip failed and i have tried all of these things but still no luck can anyone help :evil: :evil:

Thnaks for the post mate real help here

Great help mate, nice one. My only problem is lagging. On the net on the laptop itself i get decent download rates (normally 1mb) but when i'm on xbox live it runs really slow (15kb). I have the top 3 modem and a 15gb allowance.

btw my ping rating is avg. 116ms

thanks for the info, it worked straight away and no problems at all, thanks aagain

hi i got a vodafone and a 3 mobile dongle can get either of them to connect to my sons xbox for live tried all above many time it fails on ip address can anyone help

I have t-mobile usb mobile broadband & a laptop with windows vista.I've connected it all up and done all the revelant settings and its still not working.Tried it last week and got it on for an hour, but as soon as i changed the game xbox live didnt work. I have tried everything I can to get it back on and ensured that all the settings are the same as they were when i got it to work & I have even changed the settings to try and get it on but nothing is working. Have followed your advice but can still not get it on, any more tips??

i am using the t-mobile web and walk stick on contract, i copied all the settings as above and strarted playing no probs! now all of a sudden it keeps booting me out of games like halo 3, it was fine, now its not so ive had a taste of xbox 360 live and now its gone :( if anyone has any ideas can u please message me donna.lisle@yahoo.co.uk thanks in advance!!

hi there i have a t mobile web and walk stick and i have a little problem my xbox dosnt seem to have a gateway address i dont understand why and i am a little confused on what a dmz is and were to find it and the other is i dont now were to find the network connection wizard thanks for this fantastic site

i have a 3g modem and the ip address is comeind up as failed i have evry thing write but it wont work plz help ill relly tanke u

I have a mobile broadband usb modem from vodafone in australia, but my nat is never open. Is there any way i can change it?

Hi my friend has a wireless laptop and the 3 dongle. we did the above and it seemed to work fine! it was getting the updates from xbox live. then when the console restarted it said that we needed to test the network again then it failed the ip address. just wondered if there was any info on this? thanks

hi im rele happy i have found out that you can get xbox live to work with mobile broadband but it never easy and i think for me it not gunna be so if you could help that would be great.I have mobile broadband with o2 and my computer is a mac tiger version if that makes any difference but if there is any way you can help plzz do thanks. :)

hi ive got a 3g dongle and im trying the xbox live test it keeps failing on the mtu i dont no if its the mtu settings as i dont no how to change it if eny1 could help me with this it will be great and soes eny1 no if the blue light on my 3g dongle stay on blue when connect does it effect enything write back on this please

Hi, Does anyone know if Orange Austria has also opened NAT? Has anyone tried it before? I saw that orage supposed to have opened, but I would like to see the experiences. Great article, thank xou very much!D.

i got it running straight away and played for urs yesterday now switched it on and its failing on ip address how do i resolve this as the stepsdont work again i got t mobile 3g

I am using t-mobile web and walk and it is not letting me connect. The IP adress keeps failing, i dont know what to do!!!

been working for months now , on vodafone thing, tried it one day and irt worked! plus it dont download that much anyway, great article!

Awesome, thank you for making this. It works, just a shame that my web n' walk connection is unbearably weak and I lag like mad and have alot of problems joining.

hi there people, i understand that people are having trouble getting connected to xbox live with 3g dongles....?plus i understand no one knows about using one which is on orange network? well iv got the orange icon 225 3g dongle and il tell you what.... its brill!!!! iv not had one problem setting up the xbox live with this and the orange network is perfect. i dont tell you a lie but my reception is either 1 bar(poor signal) or 2 bars (ok-ish signal) and xbox live runs like a dream. no jerks, no connection error and been playing all weekend. all i did was plug ethernet to my laptop, clicked connect then switched the 360 on and loads my profile with no probs!!!!any questions please get intouch and il help if i can. inabit! jd

I am using a vodafone mobile phone modem. have tried this wizard a numerous amount of times but it stil keeps sayin IP address failed. please can you HELP. thanks

to the person who has connected via ornage whos got no problems. when I test my xbox live connection constantly keeps sayin IP ADDRESS FAILED.

tried this tutorial a numerous amount of times but when I test the xbox live connections it constantly says IP ADDRESS FAILED. dont no what to do. please HELP

Help basically ive done everything the tutorial states im using a T-Mobile usb connection thingy and every time i do the test connection it says DNS Failed someone please help me my xbox live used to work and it ended up resulting in me having to do this :(

ive tried it loads of times and the ip address keeps comin up with failed someone help me please

my laptop dosent bring up the choice to connect yo to the ethernet net port

Hi there im from south africa and we dont get xbox live here :( I have been trying to update the system software via the cd/dvd method and this doesnt work after numerous calls to xbox.com they say that i will still be able to connect to xbox live and download the update but not via a 3G network. My current service provider is Vodacom i think they support vodafone...will i still be able to connect using this please reply really need the help thanks for your time and advice.....

Hey guys thanks alot i tried this method and on the second test it went through perfectly. I need to get media updates and i cant sign into xbox live cause its not supported here. please reply somebody i really need the help thanks alot.....

Hi all ive got orange mobile broardband, xbox live connection test fails on MTU can anyone help thanks.

does anyone have good experience with mobile broadband and xbox live??? how is the lag???

followed these steps on my laptop and all was working fine. I now have different laptop but constantly keeps saying ip address failed. dont no what the problem is. tried entering info manualy but it does not give me a default gateway to enter.

please help!!! I am struggling with the IP Address ive tried changing it 5 times but it still says failed!! HELP!! im using a vodafone dongle. thanks

im havin a problenm with the ip addtess and im usein a orange usb icon225 internet moodem could u help

Thank you so much for this article, i have now connected my OLD xbox to the internet through my computer i just need a 30 day free subscription to try a game and test how it runs for lagging etc....

I have windows vista SP1 and a 3USB Modem and it took all of 30 minutes to getting working with the help from this website.

I followed the steps through just as described and all worked fine, when i connected my OLD XBOX to my computer Via a PATCH CABLE - Ethernet and turned on the old Xbox at first nothing happened and when i clicked on Xbox live i had messages saying unable to find IP address, i turned off the xbox and rebooted my computer and followed the steps again i then disconnected from the internet and re-connected then i turned on my xbox and tryed Xbox live again Clicked on Make a New Account and it worked.

I have tried connecting the old Xbox to make sure i could find a connection and it did now i carnt see it being a problem when i get my Xbox 360 hopefully for Christmas. I will leave more info later on if i can find a code to use a game on xbox live leaving information on lagging and downloading updates.

hey i am from aus, i hav tried [and failed] so far to connect wit a 3 dongle. i keep getting failed DNS. does my DNS hav to be my computers IP adress?
Also, in the lan settings i hav set up settngs so it would find the ip. what do the settings hav to be in both lan settings and xbox 360 settings?

thank you so much

dns fails!!

arghhh

I to have got on to live once but the second time I went on it would not find the IP addy, I have spoken to 3 mobile and they have said it will not work because xbox live requires a static IP, 3mobile doesn't use a static IP, so no matter what you do it will not work, any advice cus I've tried everything!

I have mobile broadband with O2 (Novatel MC930D) and im trying to connect to xbox live throught vista ICS but when i run the test it always fails at IP.
I did an ipconfig check and it shows my default gateway to be 0.0.0.0
Can anyone help me?

ok so i tried this 100 times+ an every time it fails the IP test :/ im in ireland using 3g dongle , please help, i really want this working as its the only connection i have. thanks.

Hi ,

I read through the tutorial here.

I have o2 mobile internet , connected through my pc, i can play online and everything but i cant get in the marketplace or get in the messenger or anything else. probably because NAT is on strict mode. Is there any chance to change it ? I really need to get some addons from marketplace :(

help pls.

Great article but... can this be done with a mac? I used to have a normal wifi connection and I could share it with my 360 (even though I needed some special settings). Now I have mobile broadband on usb and just can´t get it working. Any ideas?

Just to say it IS possible to hook up to xbox live via a 3g modem for those using macbooks or any other mac system. And the use of a router isn't needed. I successfully did. It took patience, but its pretty straight forward when you take note of the things you imput into both the laptop and the xbox.

I still have this problem - did you resolve it craig?

WORK AMAZIN A++++ article

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for typing this article in. Really great to know that USB modems can connect to live using computers. Still having troubles trying to reach the DNS checkpoint but hey, you gotta have patience right? Thanks once again man. Will tell if it works. Hopefully ^__^.

Mate... I would so hug you if you were here in Australia. This worked! ^___^. Thanks once again! I am now able to go online at live and buy stuff at marketplace! Thanks, thanks THANKS!

I've got passed the IP problem by deleting the existing bridge and then following step by step, make sure the option to allow others to intiate connection, not just share, is ticked...

stuck at DNS now though so waiting for my USB to acquire 3G+ and I'll give it another go

i try set up xbox 360 live on my 3g modem stick will this work when i try it says ip address failed wot do i do

Mark, the instructions are straightforward if you just read it properly. I had to do the troubleshoot step to get past the DNS mark and now I am able to go Live in OPEN NAT setting. Read the instructions again and it will work. and remember dont plug your usb modem to your xbox 360 follow what the instruction says.

great article but cant keeps failing at ip address tried everythin got win xp n orange mobile dongle please help!

I got my 360 online by sharing connection through pc,i noticed if i got a ip when i connected off 92. i would get open port but if if got a ip with 10. it would be strict, some more off my freind's have same modem but can only get an ip starting 10. strange.

first thank you for the good instructions. then sorry for my bad english *gg* - xbox live run very good with my 3G usb modem here in austria.
but now i have a little problem - suddenly i can´t play 1VS1 NHL 09 games - teamplay works fine and all other games also runs very good.

1VS1 games from one day to the other suddenly don´t work - i don´t know and nobody can helps me - i don´t know what i should do.

i hope anyone can read my "perfect" english.

greetings form austria

thats brilliant it works with t-mobile. thank you very much. help much needed

Hi Guys,

If you live in AUS and you got vodafone, i gonna post a tutorial on my site on how i got this working but im downloading the new update (half way through) over my 3g Hwauai thing 220 model. drop me a line at my email if you want info.

the update finished before i got this done lol

hello
i have read your article about your nat problem with x box live.
i have already the same problem - first all is running very well and nat was open, but suddenly i can´t play nhl09 1 vs 1 games.
do you found a solution ? sorry for my bad english *gg*.
i am from austria and use a drei G modem.
greetings
oliver

HolaFollowed the guide and it worked. In rough chronological order:-Bought the modem by itself from CEX. Had an old sim card from a PAYG 3 so thought I'd try that in it as none of the mobile phone shops I visited would sell me a Mobile Broadband Sim by itself.Had to adjust the dial-up program to use a different AP as it wouldn't connect (three.co.uk instead of the default). Hey presto it worked but crappy speeds. Also had to change the top up into an add on as 3 charge £1 PER MB!!! if you don't.Networked up my 360 as per the guide and the second time I tried to autodetect the settings it worked and connected to XBL where it straight away started downloading the dashboard update.The dash took about an hour to download so you can imagine I was expecting the connection to be unusable for XBL but I'm totally shocked at how good it actually is in practice. Even with 1 bar signal on the modem its still fast enough to play. Checked my PING and it was average 200ms so not the best.So far I've played Halo 3, COD 4 and The Orange Box online and had no problems. Been dumped out of 2 rounds and this is across about 6 hours of play so far.With regards to data transfer and costs, I got home from work tonight and played COD 4 for 3 hours. According to the little utility that comes with the 3 modem (which may or may not be accurate) the total data transferred back and forth was 67MB or so. I paid £15 credit for a 3GB data allowance so that seems like pretty good value. Obviously if you're gonna download Demo's and Videos then that'll be eaten up pretty quickly but for just playing online it should do fine. You can top up by £25 for 7GB if you need it.In summary, it's definitely worth a go if you can't get a landline where you are and all you wanna do is play online. I've read a lot of stuff about mobile BB being rubbish for XBL but where I am (Liverpool btw) it's boss.Great Article by the way, Thanks A Ton

Hi Guys,

After i updated my xbox to the new XBE i had to use automatic setting instead of manually configuring the IP/DNS etc. i also disabled my firewall and afterwards the xbox connects and plays without any issues...i have also allowed UPnP on my windows computer too...i hope this helps you get your xbox's online.

Can't even get my laptop and xbox networked. Tried the network connection wizard and it says it can't complete. Any ideas? Followed the post, but cant get any where.

I think the guide is wrong, use a crossover cable not the patch cable, patch cables are for hubs etc.

How do i forward the ports on t-mobile?Do i have to ring them up or can i forward them through the wireless connection settings of the dongle?I have disabled the firewall on the ethernet connection to the xbox360.I loose connecton when i start a xboxlive match.

Well spotted, theartfulbodger - typo corrected (though if you use the stock Xbox cable, you'll be fine).

So far so good. it's updating my xbox now. Not one of the fastest updates my xbox has ever done. I can't wait.You've made a 15 year old boy very happy!!!!! THANK YOU!

It has done its update but now it'supdating "New Xbox Experience" anyway i thought your article was great and it has so far helped me get to this point in the updating, if any one is trying to get xbox live via 3G dongle this is the way to do it :) yay! YET AGAIN THANK YOU!

turn windows firewall off

hi people on t-mobile dongle if you want your nat to be open go on network and sharing and make t-mobile a private network i had it on public network it didnt work it saying strict ive changed it to private network it work for me anything els email me and ive sorted the mtu setting as well

f**k VISTA THATS ALL IM SAYING

please please help . ok idid this all before a long time ago.it worked fine .soon later it stopped working now im trying to get it again but the screene on connecting to xbox live is differenet if youve been on live already im really stuck...this morning i did it on vista but the xbox cable wasnt long enough i tried an ordiary oneso far.but please please help........................

HELP PLEASE!!!: Ive been successful with both vista and xp doing this. My connection was great for a few months and then it just started lagging really bad, whenever i go on cod waw it will just ping me all over the place and then just quit(game lobby closed), any ideas on how to get rid of the fustrating LAG!! HELP................

Can someone tell me, im currently selling USB Modems on the 3 network and I know that it works with the X Box but I need to know what the download limit will be like. My Modems have a 15 GB allowance but I need to know this will be enough for game play, any ideas?

can someone help please..i have tried doing all of this using this method numerous times but it just wont connect at all!..please help!:)

could u get it to work with a MacBook?

my comp doesnt have the step 5 on xp? so it wont let me choose where i share my connection with, why???

finally figured it out yesterday using usb modem with my laptop running windows vista. you will need some thing called a wireless network connection[go to network and sharing click manage network connections its should benext to your local area connection under LAN. Ok heres what i did starting from scratch, 1st connect your ethernet cable from xbox to pc turn on xbox, next go to manage network connections and bridge your local area connection[xbox] to your wireless network connection.then turn on internet connection sharing for the modem u are using if u are doing this for the 1st time u should get a message like 'this will not take effect until the next time u redial' or something like that so so disconnect your modem tthen plug it in again but dont connect to the internet . HERE'S THE TRICK- instead of connecting to the internet the way you normally do, you right click on Wireless Network Connection and choose connect. it takes you to the next page where u highlight your modem and hit connect. thats it . hopefully this works for u as it did me

Ive done all this and it still dose not work

what is the best dongle or mobile broadband package for gaming on my xbox 360????
plz tell me as i am a huge gamer and without it i'm well bored!!!!

easiest connection i have done cheers 4 the tips

Awesome!
Worked perfectly first go, now I just hope I won't get capped too fast.
I'm using virgin mobile broadband in Aust and asside from the occaisonal lag spike I'm getting pretty good pings on xbox live, at least for an australian ping that is.

Hey, i was thinking of getting one for my 360 and PS3. Is T-Mobile's NAT strict? I have delt with connection problems through my home network forever. I'm just wondering if this is my chance to finally be able to connect. Someone PLEASE help me!!

Please is there a way this can operate with a macintosh computer

i've tried everything

SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!!!!!

Hello, i recently lost my BT Broadband, i used to go on xbox live everyday! :( Im getting a Mobile broadband dongle....any recommendations onto which one? Also i am using xp and an ethnet cable!

check out mobile.broadbandgenie.co.uk for dongle recommendations. The best advice is to use the coverage checker to make sure you are able to get good signal in your area before you buy.

hey you guys !! want to know the best way to connect .. firstly own a 3G mobile with wifi , there are bargains in the nokia range i use a nokia 5800 touchscreen music.
do and dont's
1) dont buy a dongle or even think contract for one of those.
2) DO invest in mobile with wifi
3) DO have the 3.2 mbps 3g signal best is three network by FARRR!!
4) DONT buy an expensive 7.8 mbps mobile thinking its faster. It will only give out the standard 3.2 mbps rate of all mobile 3g networks anyway, technically there is vodaphones premium vodaphone rate speeds of 7.8 but thats at a cost.
5) most of you just need the saving of renting a landline and just want a better quality desirable mobile AM I RIGHT!!
6) THE KEY SOFTWARE TO LINK ALL OF YOUR 3G INTERNET T YOUR 360 VIA WIFI IS EASY ITS AUTOMATIC USING JUST ONE OF THE THREE SOFTWARE PURCHASES OUT THERE WRITTEN FOR SYMBIAN MOBIULES SUCH AS NOKIA AND SAMSUNG SONY E .THOSE ARE ALL THE SAME . SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS MOBILES TOO .
7) CHECK OUT THIS THREE'S NETWORK CALLED" SPOT" WITH A DATA INTERNET PACKAGE ON ALL OF THE NET NOT MOBILE INTERNET"WAP TYPE" NO YOU WANT THE DATA DOWNLOAD ON CONTRACT OR PAYG LIKE THE DONGLE YES ITS NOT CLEAR AS THEY SAY!!
8) THEY MAY NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN SHARE ALL YOUR FREE INTERNET .THATS WHY DATA MAINLY DOWNLOADING PAID FOR IS FINE , THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT .
9) I LL GET 2 POINT GOOGLE JOIKUSPOT PREMIUM and go for that @ £!7.50 or from main site only the "my mobile hotspot" which was patient pending , now all networks will or have allready ripped it off on contract.
10) the joikuspot one lookout for the beta one its 4th generation WIMAX alike speeds that can pull all wifi signals shared together for the 7.8mbs . This is good as it Gets folks so remember not the dongle or mifi gadger unlesss you want old tech clogging up those full drawers.
JUST TURN YOUR PHONE INTP A ROUTER INSTEAD JUST REMEmBER TO PLUG POWER TO THE MOBILE IN FOR XBOX LIVE!! as for udp and nat dont worry its no a big deal and dont expect to stream hd movies you need atleast 4 meg plus for that ok live long and prosper from the wizzy man!!

thank you you f**king genius!!!

HELP! I am so unsure of how to do this ive tried a couple way..Not working..Please Help. I have vista and a motorola android..please step by step instructions on how to get to connect to xbox live..HELLLLPPPP

how can i get xbox live free to play online??

HOW TO CONNECT TO XBOX LIVE USING A USB 3G MODEM ON MAC

Yes you can do this with the MAC its really easy. Just follow the steps.

1- Plug in USB modem stick to mac
2- Connect ethernet cable from xbox to mac
3- Go to Settings > Sharing on your mac
4- Enable Filesharing, Internet Sharing and Web Sharing

There we go your connected. IF its not working please follow the steps below...

FOLLOW step 1 and 2 above then...

3- Go to Settings > Network on your mac.
4- Look for the active network and write the same ip details and dns info in your xbox live network settings in dashboard. Then test xbox live connection and reset your 3gb mobile modem stick by turning off and on. Reset xbox and your in!


This works and has been tested by me.

BUT REMEMBER YOUR ACCOUNT MUST NOT HAVE A PASSWORD. NEITHER YOUR MAC!

I have a 3G USB stick i only have a compact laptop can i still be able to connect to xbox live it doesnt seem to be working??

my computer doesnt have a ethernet cable slot so now what do i do?????

hi i know i must sound like an idiot here, but i am having trouble connecting my xbox to my laptop, i plug in the able and it tells e limited connection, my xbox wont read that i have connected a computer to it.. could you please tell me how to connect my xbox to my laptop?

i cant do it!!!!!!!! i have mozilla firefox and a novatel USB 3g stick. mt computer is a little old but the internet works great. i ran set up wizard......and everything else i could imagine. i am not computer inclined but i can figure things out. but this is one thing that has me stumped!!!!!!! when i go to the properties on my internet it doesn't have sharing on it. that is where i get stuck i think. can anyone please help me.

I cant do it!!!!! i go through the network setup wizard and it well not work!!!! my computer is old and i use mozilla firefox. i dont have widows XP well it still work??? I just want to play xbox live!!!! when i go to the setup wizard i get as far as selecting my internet conection then i press next then it says Give this computer a description and name. someone please help me!!!!

i have connected evrything up alrite
but tmobile has a strict nat and
it wont let do the last stage on xboxlive
can still get xbox live?

im on tmobile dongle and when i try to test connection i get rite to the end and it says i have a strict nat so i cant do anything
is there anyway i can play on xbox live
please help

hi all. there is an easy way to connect a mobile dongle to an xbox 360 without problems. Buy a mobile router. I got one from ebay for about £40. Then you can use the network cabel that came with your xbox and just plug it in. simple!!!
Yes you still will get the same NAT, but it works with no hassel no need for laptop
mark

its hard what is dhs setting how do i get that and the pppoe settings and the advanced settings

very helpfull, the xbox 360 is now connected and updating. thanks!!

still doesnt work
but my modem only has 1 usb and ethernet port would it still work if i plug a usb cabe into my xbox and the ethernet into the pc

Hi, i dont have broadband at home but noticed a usb port in my console and dont know if it will work with my "vodastick", wireless broadband connector. Any tips?

I have USB 530 T-mobile make on 02 network , the only problem i have is the DNS for xbox 360 .....my ping rate is 100-ms

hey you guys,i have the data modem for my internet,but i ccant get it setup it says after all details is filled in
NETWORK STATUS
>Network not connected
>internet not caonnectes
>xbox Live not connected

but the internet is connected

For evryone who is trying to connect to xbox live through a tmobile dongle

if you get rite to the end and it says you cant connect because you have a srtict nat justsimply press back and press the middle button and click connect to xbox live
problem solved
btw does any1 know if i can change tmobile nat setting from strit to open

can i change tmobiles strict nat setting to open because its really annyoing on xbox live

btw for all of u on tmoble who cant connect to xbox live coz it says u have a stict nat setting just simply press bac and then click the big middle button and click connect to xbox live shud work then

I never managed to do this but I will give it a try, I use a Dovado wireless router with my 3G modem ( O2 Ireland) , it cost €120 and is just plug and play, ping is between 80 and 100 but I am 40th Prestige on Modern Warfare2 so it can't be that bad.

in australia using telstra 3g. this worked great, had to fiddle a few settings and unplug ethernet and replug few times, was coming up moderate just kept trying and got open eventually thanks~!

ive gt a pay as you go 3g modem and ive tried connecting it to my ps3 but it fails to even register it at the acsess point i dont even know wat my wep is as i have know idea how to find out i would appreciate it if you could give some advice in what i can do, ive got know idea.

I've been playing on live with my Verizon USB modem for about 3 years now. Everything works fine. But now my brother has an Xbox and would also like to connect to Live the same time as me.

We live in a remote area, given the reason we don't have traditional internet with a router. Simply, I connect my Xbox to my laptop, then turn on the modem and connect to Live, but since there is only one (1) Ethernet port, how would I connect his Xbox to the connection? Could I use a switch? Or a USB to Ethernet Splitter?