Telewest Broadband launches the complete Xbox® Live™ gaming pack

Telewest Broadband today launches a new blueyonder pack offering all the kit
gamers need to get on Xbox® Live™ with their Xbox® video game
system from Microsoft® .

Consumers could save a whopping £115 with the Xbox bundle when they hook-up
to their choice of 750k, 1.5Mb or 3Mb blueyonder broadband internet connection
with prices starting from £25 a month.

Initially costing just £30 with a £5 monthly subscription charge*,
the pack includes:

  • Limited edition Xbox Live pack
  • Free installation to blueyonder broadband internet and free cable modem
  • 12-month subscription to Xbox Live with headset
  • blueyonder dual connector and second IP address
  • Project Gotham Racing 2

The dual connector and second IP address provide a hassle-free connection via
a router and ethernet cable and allows gamers to use their Xbox and PC at the
same time.

Chad Raube, director of internet services at Telewest Broadband, said: “We’re
de-mystifying online gaming and opening up a whole new world, where you can
play your mate on Xbox LIVE in York or a total stranger in New York – whatever
takes your fancy.

“Not only is this the most practical and hassle-free way of hooking up
your console online, but now gamers can use broadband to take their console
beyond its traditional limits.”

You can find out more about the blueyonder console gaming pack at www.telewest.co.uk/onlinegaming
or ring 0800 953 5000

Note:
*The £5 per month charge is applicable to standard 750k blueyonder broadband
customers, but is waived for 1.5Mb and 3Mb customers.

Telewest, the broadband communications and media group, currently passes 4.9
million homes and provides multi-channel television, telephone and internet
services to 1.74 million UK households, and voice and data telecommunications
services to around 67, 000 business customers. Its content division, Flextech,
is the BBC’s partner in UKTV. Together they are the largest supplier of basic
channels to the UK pay-TV market with a portfolio that combines wholly owned
and managed channels, including the fourteen joint venture channels with the
BBC. For further information go to www.telewest.co.uk/media.

About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game
system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating
game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of
breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service.
The new tagline, “it’s good to play together,” captures the spirit
of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is
now available in Europe for an estimated street price of €199.99/£129.99.

About Xbox Live
Xbox Live is the first comprehensive, online game service fully dedicated to
fast-action broadband gaming experiences. Xbox I allows gamers to play multiplayer
Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a broadband Internet connection.
With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console was built from
the ground up to be an online gaming system so there’s no need to buy additional
peripherals.

Xbox Live enables all gamers to find and play with their friends easily; talk
to other players during game play through the Xbox Communicator headset; and
download current statistics, new levels and characters to their Xbox hard drive.

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