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andrew.shearman

16-11-2015 18:23

Can I buy my Tivo ?

can I buy my tivo box and how do I transfer all my recordings on to a other hard drive

arcimedes

16-11-2015 18:27

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

No. The only way to transfer recording from your box is via the scart socket which of course wont give you HD

Stephen

16-11-2015 20:47

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

You can't buy it, the TiVo box belongs to VM.

DJSADERS

16-11-2015 21:38

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

All part of the leese hire agreement you signed when you signed the contract... Do be mindful that they like to persue TiVo and SHUB cases when they are not returned...

RichardCoulter

17-11-2015 01:28

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

There is a way that you can effectively buy a VM TiVo, but I can't see the point.

When the contract ends, don't return the TiVo. VM will then eventually bill you for it- it'll only function as a FTA box for less channels than Freeview though and won't record.

BenMcr

17-11-2015 10:18

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35808322)

When the contract ends, don't return the TiVo. VM will then eventually bill you for it- it'll only function as a FTA box for less channels than Freeview though and won't record.

Pretty sure TiVo won't even do that now - they are now cardless so require an active subscription to function.

DJSADERS

17-11-2015 20:51

Re: can i BUY MY TIVO

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35808353)

Pretty sure TiVo won't even do that now - they are now cardless so require an active subscription to function.

You are correct had a couple of customers who havent paid their bills, whole tvguide gets greyed out as do the catchup and ondemand options in the home menu.

jodash

18-11-2015 20:56

Re: Can I buy my Tivo ?

Sorry if I posted this in wrong forum

Got a email from VM saying they want to swop my old box (upstairs) for a Tivo (got one downstairs) but sounds like it's a self install will it be a easy job

spiderplant

18-11-2015 22:44

Re: Can I buy my Tivo ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jodash (Post 35808685)

Got a email from VM saying they want to swop my old box (upstairs) for a Tivo (got one downstairs) but sounds like it's a self install will it be a easy job

Yeah, just a straight replacement of one box with another, then call up to activate the new one. You'll get full instructions delivered with the TiVo.

jodash

19-11-2015 21:34

Re: Can I buy my Tivo ?

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35808709)

Yeah, just a straight replacement of one box with another, then call up to activate the new one. You'll get full instructions delivered with the TiVo.

thanks spider

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