It might be transferrable now, but there was definitely a time when the subscription went with the box. If you bought it then, they may be difficult.
That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
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Vortex - May 09, 2010 5:28:22 am PDT #13767 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
SuziQ - May 09, 2010 5:38:59 am PDT #13768 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Vortex, that was what I meant, the subscription with the box to a new person. I don't think you can shift a subscription from one box to another.
javachik - May 09, 2010 8:40:54 am PDT #13769 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I meant that it can be transferee to the new person. I know this because my friend gave me my Tivo and it was a cinch to put it in my name with the lifetime service.
sumi - May 09, 2010 10:27:37 am PDT #13770 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
I've got a series 2 and I've been thinking of changing up. What sort of wireless router would I need to get to make the whole Netflix thing work?
And I am changing my digital cable box anyway - do I have to ask for a second digital card on the new one to make Tivo premiere do it's thing?
(I don't have an hd tv but I'm guessing that isn't necessary?)
Jon B. - May 09, 2010 1:12:06 pm PDT #13771 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
And I am changing my digital cable box anyway - do I have to ask for a second digital card on the new one to make Tivo premiere do it's thing?
You'll need the cable guy to install a cablecard into the Tivo, but then you'll be able to return the digital cable box. All you'll need is the Tivo.
sumi - May 09, 2010 1:20:04 pm PDT #13772 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
Seriously? THAT rocks.
Typo Boy - May 09, 2010 1:42:47 pm PDT #13773 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Jon B. - May 09, 2010 1:44:30 pm PDT #13774 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
You should confirm that with your cable company, but that's *supposed* to be the whole point of cablecards.
You might not be able to get video on demand, but since you can have the Tivo record a normal showing of whatever's on demand, and also use it for the Netflix instant queue, that may not be an issue for you.
meara - May 09, 2010 1:52:35 pm PDT #13775 of 25501
Yeah, I kinda miss OnDemand--I had just gotten into using it, and it was especially nice for the HBO OnDemand. OTOH, I think my new cable company doesn't have it anyway, and is sucktastic, so...I'd be missing it anyway.
tommyrot - May 11, 2010 6:44:15 am PDT #13776 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This looks like it'd be great for those with Windows but not Office.
TextMaker Viewer 2010 Opens Office Documents Quick and Easy
Windows: With Office 2010 already available to corporations, documents you can't quite open in Office 2007 are soon to appear in your inbox. If you're not upgrading, or never use Office anyways, TextMaker Viewer is a light, snappy document viewing option.
TextMaker Viewer actually opens a huge range of word processing files, including Office, OpenOffice.org, the TextMaker app this viewer derives from, and all the standard low-tech formats like HTML, TXT, and RTF. Microsoft offers its own viewers, but only the PowerPoint Viewer has made it up to 2010 compatibility so far. Beyond that, TextMaker is a very lightweight application, so opening huge files likely won't choke up your system as thoroughly.
TextMaker Viewer 2010 is a free download for Windows systems only. There does seem to be an issue with registering the free version to turn off the "nag" screen on launching, but after a few starts, a checkbox to hide that screen does appear.