RE: TiVo question

["Lee" <lee@xxxxxxx>]

> > From what I've read on various forums, TivoNet/TurboNet are
> > 'JUST' lan cards for the Tivo, they let you access the Tivos
> > HD and telnet in etc.

>Hmmm, they are a little bit more than just a LAN card.  The
TiVoNET
>(http://www.9thtee.com/tivonet.htm)
is an adaptor (of sorts) that plugs
into
>the MOBO and provides an ISA slot - you will need to plug in an NE2000
card
>(10Mbps).

>The TurboNET (http://www.9thtee.com/turbonet.htm)
is similar, but has a
>100Mbps LAN connectivity integrated into the adaptor/board.

Fair point, but the upshot of each is that they just add an RJ45 lan
socket
to the Tivo and nothing more. You still have to use the dial-up
connection
to collect the new epg, and that still costs ?10/month or ?200/life.

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