Xbox Live Gold Subscription/connectivity issues on my console only

Whenever there are issues with purchases and playing games on the Xbox always check out the Xbox Status Page.

This can show any trending issue that we maybe experiencing.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status

Hi there,

a Xbox Live Gold subscription is connected to an Xbox Live Account, so if your account has a Gold subscription it will have that Gold subscription on any console (that is connected to Xbox Live)

Since your son wants to play online on his 360 at some time too, his account will require Gold.

For your account it depends on the situation, if you want to play online on any of the Xbox One consoles your account will need to have a Gold subscription too, but if you only want to play online on one of the consoles, your sons account is able to set
that console as Home console, which will share his Gold subscription on that console and allow all profiles on that console to use the Gold benefits. This will be the same for any digital content connected(bought with) to your sons profile.

Be aware that a Home console can only be set 3x per year though.

For more information see this link about thee Home console setting:
support.xbox.com/.../xbox-live-gold-sharing-features

For troubleless gaming in your situation it might be best to each have it's own Gold subscription

Hi there,

there is not an option to share subscriptions in one household.

But since this is for 2 consoles, there is an alternate option.

You can use the Home console feature. If for example one of your kids accounts has a Gold subscription that account is able to use the Gold features on any console that is connected to Xbox Live.

That account is also able to assign one Xbox One console as their Home console, which will result that their Gold subscription is shared on that Home console, allowing other profiles on that Home console to use Gold features too.

See this link for more information in regards to Home console features:
https://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/xbox-live/xbox-live-gold-sharing-features

This will also be the case for other subscriptions and for digital purchased games.

In your situation, if child A has a Gold console, and assigns console 1 as their Home console, child B (and any other profile) will be able to use Gold features on console 1.

Child A will be able to use Gold features on any other console as long as the console is connected to Xbox Live (Internet)

Keep in mind that if their is a Service issue or internet issue, digital purchased games can only be played on the account's Home console.

If you have any further questions feel free to ask

The Op cleraly stated "I have 3 Xbox One consoles in my household. Mine and one each for two of my boys" That makes 3 xbox consoles that he wants to connect on xbox live.

How can the OP use only 2 gold subscriptions for 3 xbox consoles?!

Daft Badger I suggest you to read better the conditions of using home with gold:

support.xbox.com/.../xbox-live-gold-sharing-features

1. Is your console connected to Xbox Live? (you just need to connect it to the internet to do that.)

2. Do you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription?