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Slower? Nah. If anything it's faster because it's peer-to-peer connecting instead of being connected to a central Live server. I play with a lot of people in my city, who also share my ISP, and we ping less than 20 on average, which is awesome. And that is compared to a 90-100 ping to the Canadian Live server.
And many people I know use their Live subscription and XBC just to play with different people, so if you ever want some variety, make sure to give me a holla!
Lmao, the reason the people "sucks" on Xbox Live is because the better you play in your online games, the better people you will go against. Plus, you get 3 free months of XBL with Halo 2, why wouldn't you play on Live?