If it's a problem with the modem, this modem replacement might help. The same folks also have a flat-rate $149 Tivo repair plan.
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Rob - Dec 14, 2010 8:40:34 am PST #15600 of 25501
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 8:45:47 am PST #15601 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If it's a problem with the modem
Yeah, that's the question. And it sort of forces the issue: spend the $70 on the assumption it's the modem, or just grit my teeth for a couple months and program it by hand, or take the leap to a new one entirely.
One reason I'm reluctant to get a new Tivo is this one has a lifetime subscription on it, so I don't really want another monthly fee...
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2010 10:34:32 am PST #15602 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.
So my bosses let our antivirus subscription expire. Now one of my bosses has spent about 4 hours so far trying to get rid of a virus. Who knows how much longer it will take. The loss of billable hours will be many times the cost of the antivirus subscription.
But I don't understand the point of a virus that renders your computer unusable....
le nubian - Dec 14, 2010 12:49:09 pm PST #15603 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Suela,
check TiVo and see if they have a deal to move the lifetime to a new unit.
megan walker - Dec 14, 2010 12:54:39 pm PST #15604 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Stupid Excel question. I can't see columns A-E in a spreadsheet, how do I unhide them?
ETA: Nevermind. Someone froze the panes. I hate sharing spreadsheets with people.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 1:12:29 pm PST #15605 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
check TiVo and see if they have a deal to move the lifetime to a new unit
I will, although I suspect not: it's not really a good investment on their part, you know?
NoiseDesign - Dec 14, 2010 1:20:15 pm PST #15606 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I have had luck in the past getting them to transfer lifetime service. One of our TiVo HD machines is running on the lifetime account I paid $99 for in 1999 on an original TiVo.
Vortex - Dec 14, 2010 1:21:10 pm PST #15607 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
With today's market, a tivo is a luxury, and people might choose to go without or move to a cable provider DVR if they have to pay a monthly fee again.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2010 1:27:20 pm PST #15608 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm on my third TiVo, original lifetime subscription.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 1:37:06 pm PST #15609 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm on my third TiVo, original lifetime subscription.
Okay, how did you do that?