RE: tivo q's

["Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxx>]

   From: John Poltorak <jp@xxxxxxx>

On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:44:37AM -0000, Chris Bond wrote:
> Just remember when you set it up - it takes about 4-5 hours to import
the
> initial data and ties up your phone line for a while too.

Is there any way to use a TiVo simply as a replacement for a VCR?

>From my own experience it appears that after the grace period is over
and
no subscription has been taken, you could still access the Manual
Record
facility (i.e. enter Date/Time/Channel/Duration). My manually set-up
recordings were still being recorded (even though season passes
weren't).
So I guess you could still use it as a VCR without a sub.

If you do get a subscription can't you use your ADSL line for updates?
I don't like the idea of some gadget arbitrarily running up my phone
bill
without me knowing about it. ADSL is both quicker and free at the point
of
use.

The call that TiVo makes each day is FREE, and if you pickup the phone
while
its connected it will drop the line and try later.

Marcus Warrington
marcusw@xxxxxxx MIS Computer Services (UK)

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