TiVo : General TiVo Discussion Part 2

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Sorry but we launch new products on a regular basis. However we make sure they are not a backward step.. We look for repeat orders- that wont happen if it is a backward step. ie basics missing on a so called improvement.

What type of products?

[Itshim]

Fruit machines

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Fruit machines

Very different tech from TiVo though... I bet you still have problems with some products. Nothing is 100% problem free.

[JayAy]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Pressing Skip in play mode goes back/foward 30 seconds. You can then build them up. so press Skip 4 times it'll fastfoward 2 minutes and then go back to normal speed

Thanks Ben. That sounds like a good reason to me

[Lostlam]

I am very interested in upgrading my V+HD box to a 1TB Tivo box and as far as I know installation and activation is free to existing customers, but I would have to pay a charge of £3 every month. So, could someone let me know if I am mistaken or not?

Thanks

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Lostlam

as far as I know installation and activation is free to existing customers

Sorry that's incorrect

A 1TB box is £49.95 activation for all customers

For existing customers a £49.95 installation applies as well

It's the 500GB TiVo that is £0 activation for everyone

[Lostlam]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Sorry that's incorrect

A 1TB box is £49.95 activation for all customers

For existing customers a £49.95 installation applies as well

It's the 500GB TiVo that is £0 activation for everyone

Thanks for that I must have been mistaken. So, do you also get free installation with the 500GB Tivo box and you only have to pay £3 per month or do you have to pay a installation charge regardless?

Thanks

[BenMcr]

All existing customers at present have to pay an install for for both TiVo boxes

So the total install cost for the 500GB TiVo is £49.95 and it's £99.90 for the 1TB box

[Lostlam]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

All existing customers at present have to pay an install for for both TiVo boxes

So the total install cost for the 500GB TiVo is £49.95 and it's £99.90 for the 1TB box

Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by BenMcr

All existing customers at present have to pay an install for for both TiVo boxes

So the total install cost for the 500GB TiVo is £49.95 and it's £99.90 for the 1TB box

Why did they bother changing from that being the cost of the box with free installation? Are they avoiding tax or something?

[BenMcr]

If I had to guess? It's more that people accept that things cost to get installed, but didn't understand why it cost £100 for the 1TB activation

[mcmacca]

Just had a virgin rep put a card with contact no.it says free Tivo. is this a genuine offer

[Doz007]

The 500gb TiVo is free anyway but a £50 installation fee applies. Maybe the rep could waiver that fee depending on which services you take out.

[mcmacca]

Ta doz007 I'm a virgin customer think I'll give him a call and see what he says !

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Rang the rep he said the free Tivo was only for new customers if I was interested to ring virgin but the 500 stb was free

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Why o why launch a half baked product I will never know - o yes -you will always fool some of the people,Some of the time,into paying over the odds. its called hyp.

Are you talking about Tivo? The tivo I got in April was not half baked but offered functionality far above the V plus box. The only people fooled were those who listened to the whingers who misrepresented tivo and focused on a few minor niggles and blew them up out of all proportion.

It did not take much research to discover that red button would not be on the initial release, if that was important to someone.