OH, he thinks the DOB is a unique identifier? He is on teh crack.
There's a REASON most databases let you generate unique IDs. They're really rare in the domain space, and NO, SSN isn't.
Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness.
Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.
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Betsy HP - Apr 14, 2005 7:02:11 am PDT #2412 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Lee - Apr 14, 2005 7:17:43 am PDT #2413 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If I have my Tivo connected to the cable box and tv, but not to either a phone line or a broadband connection for a few weeks, what happens?
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 7:19:23 am PDT #2414 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You won't get program schedule updates, so you'll have to set things to record manually.
HiddenSky - Apr 14, 2005 7:20:29 am PDT #2415 of 10003
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
The Tivo won't be able to pull program data for subsequent weeks, hence no scheduled recording like SPs or wishlists, IIRC. If you go into your settings and look at the system information, it will let you know how far your guide data goes.
Lee - Apr 14, 2005 7:38:35 am PDT #2416 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks. I won't have time to get what I need to connect to broadband (and then figure out how to do it) for a few weeks, and the phone option is not a good one because of the set up here.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 7:39:48 am PDT #2417 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Perkins, what I did until I got the wireless adapter was to run an extra long (phone first, then network) cord over to the TiVo and force a manual update once a day.
HiddenSky - Apr 14, 2005 8:07:33 am PDT #2418 of 10003
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
The Tivo usually gets guide data for up to two weeks in advance, so even if you just find a way to update it once in that span, you should be okay.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 8:08:27 am PDT #2419 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If the schedule doesn't change.
I have no idea how often that happens.
Lee - Apr 14, 2005 8:16:17 am PDT #2420 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
How do you force a manual update?
I have phone cord that will reach the jack if I run it across the room at knee level. I can leave that set up for the week I am gone, but I can't leave it up full time once the cats get here, since it would be right at their eye level. I could set it up once a day just for a short while though.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 8:18:56 am PDT #2421 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Working from (vague) memory:
If you go into connection settings, you can test or "connect now."
::googles::
Aha -- TiVo Central>Messages & Setup>Settings>Phone & Network>Connect to the TiVo service now