Edited sentence: Although the original XBOX Live service is very successful it still feels to lack the genuine feel of facing one of the few people who took their gaming serious enough to connect to a modem.Shifting gears forward the new XBOX Live service for the 360 will be the closest translation to what the service offered.The abundance of players on XBOX Live makes you feel like just another name/statistic rather.To this date there was still nothing like it in that time era.When you played on the XBAND service you felt part of a movement.XBAND was definitely a pioneer in the evolution of online gaming.Your own custom profile, avatar, and news/updates at your fingertips