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As a TiVo analog customer, I'm underwhelmed by this deal. They have yet to contact me concerning any kind of upgrade offer. As a former cable marketer, I see that they're asleep at the switch as they lose customers by the boatload.
My yearly subscription ends the end of the month and does not renew... and it certainly won't if they try any trickery by charging me anything as they've done with others, as I changed my credit card to a Norton rebate Visa card with $2 left on it as my payment option!
Read the love/hate reviews on Amazon before you buy.
Me? I wish Replay would somehow get reincarnated, since the only option for me is a Comcast DVR, which truly sucks.
One excerpt from Amazonian reviews:
First - The Love: * TiVo's best feature- its great being able to watching programs on "your" schedule and not the "TV program" schedule. * Skipping thru the junk and commercials is heaven. You can watch 2 or 3 programs using TiVo in the same time you watch one live show. * Menus are easy to use and it's "smart" ! TiVo can find your programs, advise if you have recording conflicts, has a program recommendation feature based on your preferences, can download movies from Amazon and Netflix, watch You Tube, and a whole list of great feature that is growing. * Dual channel HD is very nice and TiVo is addictive ! It will drive you nuts to have to watch a "live" program once your use to TiVo and you will soon be buying another unit once the other member of the family horde in on "your TiVo" - lol.
Now the Hate: * DO NOT purchase the lifetime subscription service !! Unless you're a addicted gambler or a fool - there is a very very good chance you will be parted from a huge (400.00) chunk of your wallet. The service subscription is for the life of the "unit" and --- TiVo reliability is abysmal !!! --- Some research on diff web forums as well as TiVo's 30 day replacement (no charge) and 1 yr limited replacement (min of 40.00 charge) will attest to the this. * I bought 2 TiVo HD units and both have failed in the first year. I have read a lot of reviews about folks having units for years with no problems - but beware.. there are also a LOT of units that have had problems, been replaced multiple times, and or just become useless after the 1 year limited warranty is up. * And if you are thinking - Wow what a great rebate ! O-boy... another disaster ! Several calls to customer service, rebate service, tech service, and the janitor and you may finally get it. Let me know cause I'm still waiting.
As much as I love the TiVo when its working, I would not recommend this unit to anyone due to very lousy warranty and reliability. And PLEASE don't get sucked into buying a "lifetime" TiVo subscription unless you like just love to gamble or waste money !!!
I've had the exact opposite experience with my TiVo's. I own three, and have bought a total of four ... all with Lifetime Subs that have more than paid for themselves (aside from my HD TiVo which hasn't passed the break-even point yet). TiVo destroys all other DVRs out there (aside from maybe FiOs, which I haven't tried).
It's not as bad as you make it out to be ... at least in my experience.
jonnashville said:Me? I wish Replay would somehow get reincarnated, since the only option for me is a Comcast DVR, which truly sucks.
I guess DirectTV just bought up the ReplayTV technology (the service is still being served by DNNA from what I understand), so I guess the possibility is there.
I have two 5040s that I love and I just bought another one off eBay to give as a christmas present. The biggest downside as you know, is that the replays are SD and, IMO, not the highest quality SD encoding either. That being said, I love my replays and am still using the one I got 6 years ago. The couple hundred bucks I spent on the lifetime subscription was completely worth it.
Average hourly earnings are around $18, suggesting that TiVo saves time that could otherwise have been sold for around $108 per week. We should also add in the benefit of higher quality television — around $11 per week — and subtract the cost of the annoying service charge, which is around $3 per week, yielding net benefits of $116 per week, or $6,000 per year. The net present value of this flow is around $120,000 per person, or perhaps around a quarter of a million dollars per household. Wow.
Comparing TiVo to any other competitor is like comparing Apples to crappy sub-par DVRs. There is a reason for the fierce customer loyalty, and that is a vastly superior product.
I recently bought an openbox Series 3 TiVo from NFM for $149. Tried to activate it online but TiVo said the unit had already been activated...I thought WTF? Did a system check and the unit already has lifetime service. Apparently,TiVo gave lifetime service to some "demo" units they placed in electronics retailers.
Know I lucked out and we will see how long it lasts but for now I'm a happy camper.
BTW, this is my 4th TiVo and they all have been great---much better than the cable co DVR.
Is this not active yet? Did anyone try adding it to their cart?
When I click on the "Buy Now" button, I get the message: "Sorry, this TiVo Service Number does not qualify for this offer. If you feel you received this message in error and would like to confirm your eligibility, please call (877) 289-8486 to speak with a Customer Service Representative."
staiger said:Is this not active yet? Did anyone try adding it to their cart?
When I click on the "Buy Now" button, I get the message: "Sorry, this TiVo Service Number does not qualify for this offer. If you feel you received this message in error and would like to confirm your eligibility, please call (877) 289-8486 to speak with a Customer Service Representative."
I think you have to have received the original TiVo email to be eligible. The email lists the TSN they have on file for you that is eligible for the offer (or at least mine did.)
TiVo S2 with Lifetime - $350 (6 years) TiVo S3 with Lifetime - $850 (2 years) TiVo HD with Lifetime - $600 (1 + years) Laughing at everyone who tries to justify their sub-par DVR by bashing TiVo for their reliability/price/whatever - Priceless
There are some things I can always justify...a real TiVo is one of them.
my Sony branded series 1 analog TiVo turned 7 years old this past august, got it as a gift with lifetime subscription and it still works flawlessly...my brother has the same one and also has had no problems (other than we cant use voip to make the dialup calls) my parents have a hughes branded TiVo with their satellite service that is about 4-5 years old and also with a lifetime subscription, again, no problems so far, other than the cooling fan in the back seems to be getting louder...
but on the same token, i have read about the hit or miss quality of the newer devices as well...
as far as the lifetime sub, on occasion, TiVo will offer to transfer the lifetime subscription (for a fee of course) if you upgrade your unit...at least it was offered to me in the past...
enayce said:my Sony branded series 1 analog TiVo turned 7 years old this past august, got it as a gift with lifetime subscription and it still works flawlessly...my brother has the same one and also has had no problems (other than we cant use voip to make the dialup calls) my parents have a hughes branded TiVo with their satellite service that is about 4-5 years old and also with a lifetime subscription, again, no problems so far, other than the cooling fan in the back seems to be getting louder...
but on the same token, i have read about the hit or miss quality of the newer devices as well...
as far as the lifetime sub, on occasion, TiVo will offer to transfer the lifetime subscription (for a fee of course) if you upgrade your unit...at least it was offered to me in the past...
and if anything does happen to a TiVo, it is usually a hard drive issue. a 1 TB HD is under $100 now so it is a cheap fix anyway which will more than triple your recording capabilities.
For those of you who have TiVo, I know this will sound stupid, but here it goes: I already have cable with a tuner box. Does this replace the tuner box? Also, my cable comes with On Demand. Does this work with On Demand? Thanks for the help.
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