Using PdaNet to play Xbox Live!!

[Big Lou]

Okay, so last night I wanted to test out the PdaNet tethering application. First, I tried a simple test to see if it's possible to game on 3G. I booted up TF2 on Steam while also connected to Ventrilo...

I had 25 ping in game! Unbelievable!

So... then I wanted to take it further. I decided to use my laptop as a bridge and connected my Xbox 360 to it. I used PdaNet to connect my 3G internet to the laptop and through it to the 360. Needless to say, I was able to play Halo 3 on Xbox Live with minimal lag!

Wow, so many great things to say about this. First, PdaNet is a wonderful app! Secondly, Verizon has a kick ass data network!

 

[Jason]

Okay, so last night I wanted to test out the PdaNet tethering application. First, I tried a simple test to see if it's possible to game on 3G. I booted up TF2 on Steam while also connected to Ventrilo...

I had 25 ping in game! Unbelievable!

So... then I wanted to take it further. I decided to use my laptop as a bridge and connected my Xbox 360 to it. I used PdaNet to connect my 3G internet to the laptop and through it to the 360. Needless to say, I was able to play Halo 3 on Xbox Live with minimal lag!

Wow, so many great things to say about this. First, PdaNet is a wonderful app! Secondly, Verizon has a kick ass data network!

Was this using the free version?

 

[Big Lou]

Yes. Just the trial.

As far as I know, the trial is 100% unrestricted. And beyond the trial, you are still free to use it for non-https sites.

 

[Jason]

Yes. Just the trial.

As far as I know, the trial is 100% unrestricted. And beyond the trial, you are still free to use it for non-https sites.

If you try to use it beyond the trial would it still work to play online for ps3 or Xbox live

 

[Big Lou]

I don't know, to be honest. All I know is that the expired trial can access non-secure web servers. I don't know what Xbox Live would be considered.

 

[Jason]

I don't know, to be honest. All I know is that the expired trial can access non-secure web servers. I don't know what Xbox Live would be considered.

Yea because I have a ps3 and it would be awesome if I can use it to play online when I travel

 

[mcquart38]

How

How do you do this after you get PDA net? Like the step up from the phone, to the comp, to the Xbox?? Do you just plug it in?? thanks!! Sean

 

[thericksonebay]

I don't know, to be honest. All I know is that the expired trial can access non-secure web servers. I don't know what Xbox Live would be considered.

Yea because I have a ps3 and it would be awesome if I can use it to play online when I travel

I use pda net tethered on my win 7 laptop. with the new option win7 has that it can use the onboard wifi and turn it into a wifi hotspot. Then i connect my ps3 to te hotspot and it works i have minumal lag to noe some times. The only issue i have is that it disconnects somtimes for no reason. Another thing i notived is that when your connect to modern warfare 2 on the ps3 it only uses about 5 mb per gme that is very little

 

[Big Lou]

Yes, as Rick has stated, you can simply share your onboard wireless. What I did was share the internet through ethernet, as it's a more reliable and faster connection; but either way will work.

 

[titans]

Big lou, if you wouldn't mind, could you please type instructions for tech newbies on how to do this? Thanks

 

[Switchback]

I can see this racking up your Data Usage. Just be careful about tethering since Verizon does keep an eye on that.

 

[fluc02]

It's probably an extraordinarily bad idea to do this over 3G. Data traffic is very heavy when playing a multiplayer game and it would be very, very easy for them to tell what you're doing (using pdanet is against verizon's ToS, if you weren't aware)

 

[wickerdude]

I tried this, it would connect to Live but eventually gave me error about the MTU settings being too low. I check them and they were fine. What version of Pdanet were you using? Any help would be great..I really want to get this working.

 

[Vulcan1600]

Not to be the party pooper here, but that is using unbelievable amounts of data in a very short period of time.....this is an absolutely huge red flag. Will you ever post and tell us what your data charge is because they will be on this very quickly.

 

[wickerdude]

I suppose it is. But i just want to see it work at least once.