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Vonnie,
we have comcast. Do you have a Best Buy near you? We got a comcast cable modem for free (after rebates) if I promised to sign up with Comcast. I called and scheduled the appt, then 2 days later went to Best buy and "signed up" for service and got the rebate.
We also got a rebate for a router.
Is this a doable activity for you?
From TiVo's newsletter:
So you want to transfer your recorded programs to your PC so you can watch them anywhere, right? Done! As part of your regular paid TiVo service subscription, all TiVo Series2? boxes — except those with DVD recorders — will be automatically updated through a scheduled rollout process to include TiVoToGo?, a brand-new home media feature only available with TiVo service! Remember: you'll need to have your TiVo box connected to your home network for this feature to work.
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Day-umm. I may need to finally break down and buy a series 2 (I've got one of the old ones).
Do you have a Best Buy near you?
Yeap, I do. The thing is, I've been a comcast customer for a while, so there isn't any incentive for them to give me a free modem. I guess I could look around to see if I can get a low-priced cable modem instead of renting on and ditto with the router, but I was hoping there was a modem-router-wireless aceess point-all-in-one!-type of snazzy machine, because that's what I had with the Verizon DSL service.
Man, that TiVo news is making me salivate. I guess I'll need to get a DVD-burner. Wow.
TiVo subscribers can try it free on or around 1/15/05.
Whee!
'Cept you'll still have to buy the Ethernet card for your TiVo. I keep forgettin'.
'Cept you'll still have to buy the Ethernet card for your TiVo.
I've been using home networking for forever. My collection of pretty pictures looks so much better on the big screen, not to mention I don't have a stereo in the living room, and can set my TiVo from work.
and can set my TiVo from work.
That's the bit that really tempts me.
do you need an ethernet card for the Tivo? Why?
So that you can connect it to a network. The TiVo doesn't come with network hardware, just a modem for calling headquarters.
To get the show to the PC.