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Parent Category: Broadband

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Whether you have chosen to go for BT Infinity or another FTTC provider you will probably receive the same sort of connection.

BT Openreach will installed a VDSL modem at the master socket (or extend the connection to another room) to which you can connect your PC directly or a router.

Here are the connection options for a FTTC/FTTP/VDSL2 customer

Option 1

Remove the Openreach Modem Ethernet connection from your PC and connect it to your Xbox each time you want to play Xbox live

Option 2

Use Internet Connection Sharing to route traffic from your PC to your Xbox, see the ICS Guide in the FAQ Section.

Option 3

Buy a router, this will connect to your existing modem and allow you to connect and use multiple devices at the same time.

So which is best?

The router will then allow you to connect multiple devices (PC, Xbox, Laptop) and share the same connection. This is by far the easiest option and preferred option. A decent Ethernet router will cost your around £35-£80 and save you a lot of hassle.

For recommendations of Networking Kit please see the Equipment of this site.