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Horizon

27-01-2011 18:33

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by WooLLsterQ (Post 35160062)

There will not be a 320gb Tivo box at launch.

Yes, I know. I never said there would be.

jb66	27-01-2011 18:35

Re: TiVo

Got 3 Tivos in my van, anyone fancy an upsell :D !!!!!

muppetman11

27-01-2011 18:36

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by whizzard (Post 35160086)

Â£199/Â£40 install/Â£3 month price is for new customers, existing customer price is similar aside from it being Â£149 instead, and all those boxes will be the 1TB version. Any other kind of TiVo box from VM will come at a later date once the product's lifecycle has at least developed into the consumer market, just like any other device.

Have they ordered enough for pre reg customers

BenJSmyth

27-01-2011 18:37

Re: TiVo

Â£149 and Â£40 is what i was expecting for existing. customers. although I'm kinda hoping the Â£3 monthly fee will be waived for VIP customers.

whizzard

27-01-2011 18:45

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35160094)

Have they ordered enough for pre reg customers

Who knows on that one, only they do. Obviously it will be existing customers first and I would imagine VIPs probably getting the first crack of the whip, cascading from thereon until they finally make it available for all and sundry. Of course until some form of official annoucement this thread will grow and grow, with some occasional watering of course.

Digital Fanatic

27-01-2011 18:50

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35160094)

Have they ordered enough for pre reg customers

I'm sure all pre reg's will be ok ;)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BenJSmyth (Post 35160096)

Â£149 and Â£40 is what i was expecting for existing. customers. although I'm kinda hoping the Â£3 monthly fee will be waived for VIP customers.

Â£3 goes to TiVo for all there TiVo goodness :)

muppetman11

27-01-2011 18:55

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35160108)

I'm sure all pre reg's will be ok ;)

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Â£3 goes to TiVo for all there TiVo goodness :)

Good to hear , just glad you only have to have XL TV as I dont have XL phone as are calls are mainly nightime. I remember when I ordered SkyHD at launch , god I hate the waiting LOL :D

BenJSmyth

27-01-2011 19:00

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35160108)

I'm sure all pre reg's will be ok ;)

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Â£3 goes to TiVo for all there TiVo goodness :)

That's fair actually.

I do have one question actually. I have a V+ box downstairs and the VHD box in the bedroom. When Tivo is released, am I able to keep all my boxes and have the VHD box installed in another bedroom? obviously there are costs involved in that. Would anyone be able to shed some light on the potential costs of that?

vanman

27-01-2011 19:01

Re: TiVo

well so far no V.M staff had said any of this is incorrect.;)

Quote:

I have just been speaking to a VM installer this morning,my V+HD STB had packed up again, he said he was on a tivo course the other day and was told the main rollout will not be until june!!
However he did say that VM are trying to "rush-out" (his words), Tivo to 6000 existing VM customers!!
The price he was told will be Â£99 for existing VM customers and Â£199 for non-VM`ers, but no word on monthly or VIP pricing.
He also said that there will be two units , one with a 320 GB capacity with sum of the functions disabled and the "big daddy" 1TB with the full premium Tivo service.
It takes 20 minutes to download all of the software at the initail setup of the Tivo.The time is so long he said because the download is coming from the Tivo servers in america!!

whizzard

27-01-2011 19:11

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanman (Post 35160117)

well so far no V.M staff had said any of this is incorrect.;)

Amazing, a brief training course and the tech thinks he's the oracle of the matrix. CS and Techs are reknowned for being the fountain of misinformation, the best of the former able to stick the star highest on the notice board, so I would take his worldly TiVo facts with just a hint of pessimism ;)

tweedie

27-01-2011 19:14

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanman (Post 35160117)

well so far no V.M staff had said any of this is incorrect.;)

vm techs talk **** to try and sound cool

vanman

27-01-2011 19:16

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by whizzard (Post 35160128)

i think that the v.m tec's that are members of c.f are very helpful
he says that he was on a tivo course.
were you ?

whizzard

27-01-2011 19:20

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanman (Post 35160133)

i think that the v.m tec that are members of c.f are very helpful
he says that he was on a tivo course.
were you ?

Some of them that post here are helpful indeed and knowledgeable to boot, but that isn't the general rule of thumb.

As I'm no install tech who drives around in a van with some funky hearts on, answer to the latter would be no ;)

Digital Fanatic

27-01-2011 19:22

Re: TiVo

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanman (Post 35160117)

well so far no V.M staff had said any of this is incorrect.;)

My NDA is preventing me from making a comment/correction ;)

tweedie

27-01-2011 19:28

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35160141)