Cheap Xbox Live Starter Kit (Video Games) (Xbox) Price

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Customer Reviews of Xbox Live Starter Kit

So far, so good!
So far it looks like Microsoft has done a very good job with XBox Live. The starter kit gets you a disc that updates your XBox with Live capability and includes a couple of demo games. Frankly, the demo games aren't very exciting. I recommend picking up a new game (such as Unreal Championship or Mech Assault) when you purchase the starter kit. The kit also includes a headset for talking with other players (more on this later). Finally, your [money] gets you all this and a one year subscription to the service. After this, there is a monthly fee. Conveniently (ok, very annoyingly), when you go through the setup process, you enter your credt card information and accept an agreement that will auto-bill your credit card once the initial year passes. I would have preferred to have the option to automatically terminate the service, but why give the consumer what they might want? :)

Once you get setup, fire up your favorite XBox Live enabled game and enjoy a relatively lag-free online gaming experience. I've primarily played Unreal Championship and have had no major lag issues and always had a great time playing. Talking to other players really adds a new dimension to gaming. People aren't too chatty just yet, but I've had generally good experiences talking to other gamers online. Interestingly, even though you can opt to mask your voice, most people don't.

One final note. The XBox Live site doesn't advise using a wireless network (technically, they aren't supported). I've been using a wireless network exclusively and have had no problems, even while running Unreal servers hosting 5 or 6 players.

So, if you want to take your XBox gaming to the next level, sign up for broadband service, grab the starter kit and enjoy!

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Awesome Fun...Options galore
Ok, the starter kit is only $[amount] and it gives you a year of service-that enough is worth $[amount]-it also gives you the headset to talk to your foes or allies-very interesting actually-and the starter kit also come with a demo disc of like 2 or 3 demos including MOTO GP. Setup is long and has many blanks to fill in, but it took about 20 min. or less, and it is sort of a hassle to try to type in all the stuff with a controller, but down to the good stuff.

I have 3 Live games: Unreal Championship, NBA 2K3, NFL FEVER 2003

Live is so much fun- there are always people to play against you, and there are many options to choose from. There's optimatch, friends, quickmatch, voice masking and many other things to choose from. The only drawback is the broadband-I have had broadband since it started (DSL), and it is awesome. As we know from gamespy and XBConnect (xbox tunnel services) FPS and other games require a high amout of bandwidth! I wont lie to you, but sometimes-not very much- there is a bit of lag. Not really bad lag like Gamespy, but a quick little rip. Maybe one little rip in about every 3 min or so. Its not bad at all. I just wanted you to know because the other reviews on here are saying "THERE'S NO LAG AT ALL" that not true at all. NBA 2K3 is the bomb for basketball fans. Unreal Championship is for FPS fans, and NFL FEVER 2003, well its for everyone.

Summary:
Pros
1) features galore
2) friends service
3) rare lag problems
4) broadband excepted only

5) voice
6) one free year of gaming

Cons
1) lack of headset use (some people dont talk when your playing)

Overall
Get this!!! This is a must have for Xbox Owners! You will enjoy it!

Think u can beat me? gamertag: Wright Bros

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Credit Card!!???
I bought a 3 month kit of xbox live to see if I liked it;however during the sign in, it said to enter a major credit card.