RE: tivo q's

["Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>]

    You can only use it for a limited period of time as a
manual recorder -
it is longer than the grace period though - in fact I think it is until
the
last program data expires - Tivo typically downloads about 14 days in
advance so you get two weeks of manual use after the last download, then
it
'boat anchors'. Some people have reported that manual recordings already
set
up continue to work but that new ones can't be created. I think this is
mainly users who started from a 1.5x software base though. All new
units
come with 2.5x

    Lots of stuff like this on
UKHA_Tivo...    ;)

    Kevin

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcusw@xxxxxxx]
  Sent: 01 November 2002 14:50
  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  Subject: RE: [ukha_d] tivo q's


     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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