TiVo - Page 195

loeb · 22-02-2011, 21:05

Hi everyone.
I'm new here but have been watching this forum for a while. Dont know why i haven't joined before.
The reason ive posted is because ive just had an engineer out to fix my V+ box again (which is why i want TIVO). He's told me not to bother getting TIVO for a least six months because they're going to release a new box that they're working on at the moment.
He said the boxes that are out now are "exprimental ones" so they can iron out the flaws. He even said that thats why they haven't turned one of the tuners on because they don't know if it will work on all the boxes.
I dont know if he was talking rubbish or not but he was talking a lot of technical mubo jumbo.

muppetman11 · 22-02-2011, 21:06

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Originally Posted by loeb

Hi everyone.
I'm new here but have been watching this forum for a while. Dont know why i haven't joined before.
The reason ive posted is because ive just had an engineer out to fix my V+ box again (which is why i want TIVO). He's told me not to bother getting TIVO for a least six months because they're going to release a new box that they're working on at the moment.
He said the boxes that are out now are "exprimental ones" so they can iron out the flaws. He even said that thats why they haven't turned one of the tuners on because they don't know if it will work on all the boxes.
I dont know if he was talking rubbish or not but he was talking a lot of technical mubo jumbo.

Sounds a pile of poo to me.

Digital Fanatic · 22-02-2011, 21:07

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Originally Posted by loeb

Hi everyone.
I'm new here but have been watching this forum for a while. Dont know why i haven't joined before.
The reason ive posted is because ive just had an engineer out to fix my V+ box again (which is why i want TIVO). He's told me not to bother getting TIVO for a least six months because they're going to release a new box that they're working on at the moment.
He said the boxes that are out now are "exprimental ones" so they can iron out the flaws. He even said that thats why they haven't turned one of the tuners on because they don't know if it will work on all the boxes.
I dont know if he was talking rubbish or not but he was talking a lot of technical mubo jumbo.

He was talking rubbish.........

to the forum though

loeb · 22-02-2011, 21:10

Yeah thats what i thought. I was gob smacked to be honest.

Skie · 22-02-2011, 21:50

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Yeah the bills are being looked at, as we know customers find them confusing at times.

Its not just customers, even VM staff can have a hard time figuring out what on earth india has managed to do. This time it was a Â£10 late payment fee, despite being on direct debit.

We once got a bright red "FINAL REMINDER" from Telewest, for -Â£0.07. Yeah, they owed us 7p and really wanted to tell us urgently.

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He was talking rubbish.........

But they are planning on rolling out Tivo software to some of the other, non dedicated STB's arent they? He may have gotten his wires crossed.

Stuart · 23-02-2011, 14:34

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Originally Posted by pauldavies83

And look how well it worked for them in this country - hardly a raging success was it (despite the quality of the product).

That's what happens when the company you are relying on to market and manage the product in one country (in our case BSkyB) is developing a competitor.

The reason Tivo failed in this country is that it was badly marketed. Whether that was a deliberate act on the part of Sky, I'll leave up to you to decide.

clinteastman · 23-02-2011, 14:38

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Originally Posted by Stuart

That's what happens when the company you are relying on to market and manage the product in one country (in our case BSkyB) is developing a competitor.

The reason Tivo failed in this country is that it was badly marketed. Whether that was a deliberate act on the part of Sky, I'll leave up to you to decide.

It's also worth pointing out the old TiVo was a 2 box solution, a bit like Google TV, not very handy (even I couldn't be bothered with that) where VM TiVo is just the one box.

pauldavies83 · 23-02-2011, 14:42

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Originally Posted by Stuart

That's what happens when the company you are relying on to market and manage the product in one country (in our case BSkyB) is developing a competitor.

The reason Tivo failed in this country is that it was badly marketed. Whether that was a deliberate act on the part of Sky, I'll leave up to you to decide.

So it was nothing to do with its expense, or desirability then? It's all just Sky's fault?

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Originally Posted by clinteastman

It's also worth pointing out the old TiVo was a 2 box solution, a bit like Google TV, not very handy (even I couldn't be bothered with that) where VM TiVo is just the one box.

So was it's competitor at the time (a VCR).

Sky+ was the first integrated PVR in this country, a year after TiVo was first released.

ShadowTD · 23-02-2011, 15:16

TiVO v1 in the UK was:

*Expensive
*Badly marketed
*Screwed over by Sky

Everyone I demonstrated one to thought it was fantastic. If once they'd found out that Sky were trying to do them over they'd released a twin tuner DVB-T version it would have been a different story. TiVO could have bern more popular in the UK than it is in the states.

To be honest, if they released a Freeview or Freesat TiVO I'd pay Â£400 for it in a heartbeat.

borrissey · 23-02-2011, 15:19

when will you have to pay for the TIVO box the Â£149 upfront or on your next bill?

Cozzy · 23-02-2011, 15:21

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Originally Posted by borrissey

when will you have to pay for the TIVO box the Â£149 upfront or on your next bill?

so far apart from those who 'won a freebie' its all been pay up front on the phone by card at time of ordering

borrissey · 23-02-2011, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Cozzy

so far apart from those who 'won a freebie' its all been pay up front on the phone by card at time of ordering

I see cheers, thought it might go on your next bill.

PhlangePhace · 23-02-2011, 17:18

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Originally Posted by borrissey

when will you have to pay for the TIVO box the Â£149 upfront or on your next bill?

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Originally Posted by Cozzy

so far apart from those who 'won a freebie' its all been pay up front on the phone by card at time of ordering

In fact it's as soon as you book your installation, in advance (which is what Cozzy has already impled)....

I've already paid for mine last Thursday.... even though I don't get my hands on mine until Saturday 5th March

fixerman · 23-02-2011, 17:41

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Originally Posted by loeb

Hi everyone.
I'm new here but have been watching this forum for a while. Dont know why i haven't joined before.
The reason ive posted is because ive just had an engineer out to fix my V+ box again (which is why i want TIVO). He's told me not to bother getting TIVO for a least six months because they're going to release a new box that they're working on at the moment.
He said the boxes that are out now are "exprimental ones" so they can iron out the flaws. He even said that thats why they haven't turned one of the tuners on because they don't know if it will work on all the boxes.
I dont know if he was talking rubbish or not but he was talking a lot of technical mubo jumbo.

Based on events so far it would not surprise me one bit if all of that is true.

Andy C · 23-02-2011, 17:50

I can assure you it's nonsense

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