What is Xbox Gold, and can I complete Xbox downloads through my computer?

Your 360 also has a port for an ethernet cable which you can plug directly into the same cable your laptop uses for internet.

Alternatively your laptop may come equipped with the ability to become a Wi-Fi Hotspot which lets it share the wired connection out over Wi-Fi, which your 360 could then connect to. A quick search gave me this: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Your-Laptop-As-an-Xbox-Wireless-Adapter

Xbox gold is the paid subscription required to play games online. It also gives you other benefits, such as cloud storage for saves, and free games through the "games for gold" system.

You can not download the game via computer, as you need to be using the Xbox operating system in order too access the Microsoft Store giving you access to the game.

Xbox Gold is the subscription service required to play games online. The first month is free, and then it generally follows a pay structure of $20 for 2 months, $80 for a year.

Having a gold membership also entitles you to access the "Games for Gold" feature. Every month, a different set of games and add-ons get a special discount. On top of that, two games are offered for free.

Once you have started downloading any games for gold title, it is saved to your account. So you can literally start a download on a free game, cancel it, and access it in 6 months free of charge. So it is a good idea to work out your WiFi.

At the moment, I believe the game is Plants vs Zombies.

I would recommend investing $50 in a WiFi router. Alternatively, you can get long reels of ethernet cable cheap. A long cable running from one side of the house to the other may not be ideal, but you may be able to set it up for downloading games, and unplug it if your not using it.

Downloading Games: Your laptop apparently has internet access. So do the same as you do to your laptop to get internet access to your Xbox console. This might be:

• Plugging the network cable into the Xbox instead of the laptop.
• Taking the Xbox into the coffee shop, library or wherever you need to go to access the internet with your laptop. BTW, you'll only need a monitor/tv for setting up the Xbox initially to access the internet and your microsoft account. After that the Xbox can automatically download queued content without the need of a monitor/tv. Of course it would be somewhat difficult to know when the queued content is downloaded.

Gold Subscription: You do not want it. Since you do not have internet connectivity to your Xbox you will not benefit from this subscription.

Best Suggestion: Get your games on disks. You can check your local library if you can borrow some. Otherwise Craigslist and eBay are some good sources for used games.