# Sell me on XBox Live **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-xbox-live/345982 "2006-02-24T21:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-xbox-live/345982/1 "2006-02-24T21:44:14Z")
So, now that my XBox is thoroughly obsolete, I’m finally looking into getting XBox Live set up. Here’s the thing, though: $70 is a lot of money for something I may not use that much, so I want to know as much as I can before I make a decision. Important things to know: - I play a lot of sports games, virtually all of which are online-enabled. - I don’t buy a lot of games, so I’m gonna be playing what I have for the most part. So, lemme know your experiences, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-xbox-live/345982/2 "2006-02-24T21:59:41Z")
Recovering [gaymer](http://www.gaymer.org/index1.html) chiming in… I had xbox live for one year, starting around Thanksgiving 2004, and it more than paid for itself in pure entertainment value within the first month that I had it, but I was basically doing nothing else but work, commute, and play Halo2 online. I also played Burnout3 and Crimson Skies, but not even anywhere near as much as Halo2… I wasn’t _planning_ on playing it that much, but oh well. Two things happened that got me off The Box: A) I met my girlfriend and B) I could never get my xbox back online after replacing the cheap-ass cable modem that my internet provider had given me (which had died) with the nicer Motorola that I had packed away in a box. I still have no idea why the xbox worked with the P.O.S. modem but not the Motorola, but I stopped caring.