Do I need to pay to use X-Box Live Marketplace?

[Pepsi Punk]

I'm really looking forward to EA's skate game and I heard that the demo comes out on Wednesday, so I decided I might aswell get off my ass and use those free trial things I have for X-Box live and hook up my X-Box to the internet. After reading the trial things though, it appears I can't use the "other benefits of X-Box Live Gold Membership"(other than online play). So I went onto the X-Box website for some reason, and apparently Marketplace is free (but some things require extra fees). In the demos section, many of the demos are described as being "free single-player demos" and things like that. So before I go through all the work of hooking it up to the internet, will I be able to get this demo for free or will I need Gold Membership? X-Box's site is just very confusing as far as what you need to pay for.

[BFG]

I just avoid this, Playstation's free.

[Pepsi Punk]

Thanks, that's a big help.

[Vilge Duin]

If you have a Silver account (meaning signed up to Xbox Live, but not Gold) you're good to go (same as Gold too).

Everything except online play is pretty much free to use, meaning demos and downloads and such. You just can't play online at all. So if you only have a Silver account you're fine.

Speaking of which, the Bioshock demo just finished... Must go play.

[Pepsi Punk]

Thanks, now I just have to wait a few more days to download that demo....

[BFG]

Sorry, I meant to tell you I can't be of a help.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Then why post when you know you cannot answer his question? To rub it in his face that he should have bought a £400 paperweight?