NTL UK couples with Xbox Live

OWNERS OF THE XBOX in the UK will be able to play online from next March as part of a deal Microsoft has forged with NTL.

According to NTL, a third of its broadband customers here in Blighty use a cable modem that"s inside a digital set top box, making it easy for gamers to play live on the TV.

The firm said it will offer a 600Kbps service for the Xbox, and claims it only has a contention ratio of 20:1.

Xbox Live! needs an Ethernet connection so NTL will provide a connection kit for the Microsofties.

But NTL UK isn"t ready to tell us just how much the service will cost when it launches next spring.

News source: The Inquirer

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