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How to Connect Xbox Live to Verizon Broadband Access

Xbox Live is a feature run by Microsoft for those with an Xbox 360 video game console. With Xbox Live, you connect your system to the Internet and play against other gamers from around the world. Play your favorite video games online against players in battle, or play cooperatively and help each other. The system works with a number of different Internet service providers, including Verizon Broadband. This program from Verizon lets you get Internet on your laptop computer, no matter where you go.

Things You'll Need

Verizon Broadband card
Ethernet cord

Instructions

- 1
  Insert the Verizon Broadband card directly into the appropriate slot on your laptop computer. Verizon has three products that connect your laptop to the Internet: the ExpressCard, which plugs into an ExpressCard slot on laptops, the PC card that works with the wireless card slot and the USB modem, which slides into the USB slot on your laptop.
- 2
  Connect an Ethernet cord to the back of your Xbox 360. The Ethernet slot is located on the back of the console, near the power cord slot.
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  Run the Ethernet cord to your laptop computer and connect it to the slot on the side of your laptop. This lets your Xbox 360 connect to the Internet using the signal found by your laptop.
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  Test your system by going to the Xbox dashboard and choosing "System Settings" from the My Xbox menu. Find the Network Settings section and click "Test XBOX Live Connection." This makes the Xbox connect to the Internet and ensures that you're online.
- 5
  Visit the Xbox Dashboard, choose "My Xbox" and sign into your Xbox Live account.

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