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Re: How can you patent something you did not invent??? said by KrK:basically the way it looks now, whether I choose DBS or Cable, I'm going to have be paying Tivo extra fees if I want DVR features. Whether directly to Tivo or via my provider's bills for their inbuilt payments to Tivo really matters not to me. :/ Does any cable or DBS company currently provide DVRs without charging a monthly DVR fee? |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK | Not that I'm aware of. Note the word "Extra". |
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said by curtis33:said by KrK:basically the way it looks now, whether I choose DBS or Cable, I'm going to have be paying Tivo extra fees if I want DVR features. Whether directly to Tivo or via my provider's bills for their inbuilt payments to Tivo really matters not to me. :/ Does any cable or DBS company currently provide DVRs without charging a monthly DVR fee? Now you are simply getting into the marketing semantics of the cable industry. There is no such thing as a free DVR, it's either incorporated into the overall price of the service, or broken out to give the appearance that the service is less expensive.
The cable conglomerates are fighting to maintain control of this revenue stream by creating ridiculous installation charges to set up a CableCard for a third party DVR or a TV that uses such a card. (Verizon charges $75 just to pair a CableCard!) They try to make it seem like they are doing the customer a favor by providing a $15-$20 box for each TV, yet they continually make it extremely difficult for Tivo or Moxi to offer similar services with regards to pay-per-view or on-demand features in an effort to keep customers tied to their own devices.
DVR's are money makers, and they keep the perceived cost of cable TV down, and nobody is giving these away for free outside of a promotional gimmick. |
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Dish network, circa 1999ish-single tuner? "PVR" But after hardware cost, no monthly service fee. |
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said by curtis33:Does any cable or DBS company currently provide DVRs without charging a monthly DVR fee? Dish network, circa 1999ish-single tuner? "PVR" But after hardware cost, no monthly service fee. |
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