Search:  

 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » TiVo HD DVR » Ditch the contract and you may have a deal
Search Topic:
Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Post a:
Post a:
Just ordered mine . . . . »
« Sold  
AuthorAll Replies

fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20

reply to NOCMan
Re: Ditch the contract and you may have a deal

Answer this long age old question.

Why is it you shell out the hundreds of dollars for a "DVR" and when you no longer pay their fee, you have what amounts to a paper weight?

Why can't you still use the box to time shift live TV? Why can't you set manual recordings? Why can't you view your saved programs and why can't you even watch regular TV any more?

We pay subscription fees to cable and satellite.. NOT TV. Tivo has built itself as a service, not hardware.

Where are the people crying out about this rip-off? Because that's what it is.

I purchased hardware that should not require a guide to work, technically. So what say you now?

(and Tivo TV Guide listings should not cost upwards of $19.99 a month... the listing is a relatively small download that is also ad supported. Everyone else charges about $4.95 a month for listings - even cable. Windows MediaCenter has been giving away the guide data for free all along and others can use Zap-2-it for guide data.)
--
"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."
Forums » TiVo HD DVRJust ordered mine . . . . »
« Sold  


Sunday, 06-Dec 07:47:44 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [163] Comcast Releasing Promised Usage Meter
· [147] Avast Antivirus Has Gone Mad
· [128] Comcast Makes NBC Universal Acquisition Official
· [125] The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist
· [105] Graduate Student Unveils Sprint's GPS Sharing With Feds
· [101] Google Invades ISP, OpenDNS Turf With Google Public DNS
· [85] FCC Ponders Moving From PSTN To IP Voice
· [82] Latest Consumer Reports Survey Not Kind To AT&T
· [81] New Bill Aims To Limit ETFs
· [75] Sprint Defuses GPS Privacy Media Bomb
Most people now reading
· Wife might have to work in.... Iowa for a few months!!! [General Questions]
· False positive in Avast! or is it real? [Security]
· [DNS] Google's public DNS... performance increases? [Comcast HSI]
· Is there any true cure for, or way to prevent, a hangover? [General Questions]
· [ Classes] 3.2.2 Rogue [World of Warcraft]
· Problems with rlslog.net? [TekSavvy]
· Connecting to Google Voice Via SIP [VOIP Tech Chat]
· First commercial tool to crack BitLocker arrives (Updated) [Security]
· [TIVO] Problems with TIVO/CableCard in WNY (No Encrypted Channel [Verizon FIOS TV]