TiVo TiVo whats does it REALLY cost

Itshim · 18-05-2011, 16:23

Was "talking" to a friend in the US mentioned TiVo & the charges that Virgin are making. He says you can buy them for $99 (Â£66) & then pay a service fee per month. Not sure if he understands so I questioned it He refered me to this.

I wonder what they cost Virgin ?

From
San Francisco Chronicle:-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz1MiXe9woY

18-05-2011, 16:32

I'm not really sure what your question is but $99 is for the box with smaller drive. Bear in mind also that electronics in Britain usually cost the same in GB pounds as they pay in dollars in the US. Often they actually pay less in dollars than we pay in pounds.
Good article though.

muppetman11 · 18-05-2011, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Was "talking" to a friend in the US mentioned TiVo & the charges that Virgin are making. He says you can buy them for $99 (Â£66) & then pay a service fee per month. Not sure if he understands so I questioned it He refered me to this.

I wonder what they cost Virgin ?

From
San Francisco Chronicle:-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz1MiXe9woY

Id Sooner have VM pricing structure.

devilincarnate · 18-05-2011, 16:51

Also the US version only has 2 tuners?

**Hugh** · 18-05-2011, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itshim

Was "talking" to a friend in the US mentioned TiVo & the charges that Virgin are making. He says you can buy them for $99 (Â£66) & then pay a service fee per month. Not sure if he understands so I questioned it He refered me to this.

I wonder what they cost Virgin ?

From
San Francisco Chronicle:-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz1MiXe9woY

From the article

Quote:

This time, Comcast will let subscribers replace their rented cable-DVR box with a TiVo Premiere DVR, which starts at $99 for a box that has up to 45 hours of HD video storage and $299 for a model with 150 hours of space. Tullo noted that TiVo's monthly service fee is "roughly equivalent" to Comcast's $15.95 to $19.95 per month rental of an HD DVR.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz1Miy3bwxZ

$299 / 1.61 (exchange rate today) = Â£185.72.

beasty54 · 18-05-2011, 21:23

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Originally Posted by Hugh

From the article

$299 / 1.61 (exchange rate today) = Â£185.72.

Yeah but thats to buy it, VM wanted Â£200 from me last week for a box i dont own

VMs excuse is always "but with sky you have to buy a new box if yours dies" which is of course rubbish. Ive had 2 sky boxes die on me in the past and i had both replaced free of charge.
The other excuse is that you dont pay a monthly sub for HD unlike with sky and this is why they have install charges. For the amount of HD they have available though its a good job they dont charge, i certainly wouldn't pay.

Digital Fanatic · 18-05-2011, 21:55

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Originally Posted by beasty54

Yeah but thats to buy it, VM wanted Â£200 from me last week for a box i dont own

VMs excuse is always "but with sky you have to buy a new box if yours dies" which is of course rubbish. Ive had 2 sky boxes die on me in the past and i had both replaced free of charge.
The other excuse is that you dont pay a monthly sub for HD unlike with sky and this is why they have install charges. For the amount of HD they have available though its a good job they dont charge, i certainly wouldn't pay.

So how does VM get new ongoing equipment upgrades paid for? It's not a charity you know.

Pay up or you get nothing LOL

beasty54 · 18-05-2011, 22:02

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

So how does VM get new ongoing equipment upgrades paid for? It's not a charity you know.

Pay up or you get nothing LOL

Neither am i, why would i pay a Â£200 charge for a box i dont own? its the same reason i refused to pay the Â£50 activation of my V+ box.

**Hugh** · 18-05-2011, 22:02

And you have that choice, just as VM have the option to charge it.

muppetman11 · 18-05-2011, 22:09

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Originally Posted by Hugh

From the article

$299 / 1.61 (exchange rate today) = Â£185.72.

If I'm reading that correct , Â£185.72 and then a monthly sub of over Â£10.00 , VM pricing looks ok in comparison.

beasty54 · 18-05-2011, 22:14

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Originally Posted by Hugh

And you have that choice, just as VM have the option to charge it.

Yeah of course they do, i'm not saying they dont. I refused to pay the Â£200 charge for Tivo so didn't get one, luckily for me i also refused the Â£50 V+ charge but did get one of those.

Chad · 18-05-2011, 22:16

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

If I'm reading that correct , Â£185.72 and then a monthly sub of over Â£10.00 , VM pricing looks ok in comparison.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

So to answer the main question at the beginning of the thread "Tivo whats does it REALLY cost" I'd say less than the yanks

Digital Fanatic · 18-05-2011, 23:02

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Originally Posted by beasty54

Neither am i, why would i pay a Â£200 charge for a box i dont own? its the same reason i refused to pay the Â£50 activation of my V+ box.

But you get to use the goods, so you get what you pay for. It's really just an upfront rental fee to keep the monthly cost down to you.

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Originally Posted by beasty54

Yeah of course they do, i'm not saying they dont. I refused to pay the Â£200 charge for Tivo so didn't get one, luckily for me i also refused the Â£50 V+ charge but did get one of those.

You are never going to get the 1TB TiVo for free, so forget that. You will have to bite the bullet and pay for the 500gb one at Â£49 if you really want one

beasty54 · 18-05-2011, 23:16

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

But you get to use the goods, so you get what you pay for. It's really just an upfront rental fee to keep the monthly cost down to you.

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You are never going to get the 1TB TiVo for free, so forget that. You will have to bite the bullet and pay for the 500gb one at Â£49 if you really want one

So there's going to be 150 quid difference between the 2 boxes? 150 quid for 500gb of space???? Crazy.

I dont want one anyway, happy with the Samsung V+

Itshim · 19-05-2011, 09:18

So my point is you pay Virgin the cost of the box - in fees then an extra charge to use it ( So that would be insurance cover). Except that is not yours what is the difference to just buying one ( OK I know you can`t but you get my drift) and "renting " from Virgin - it seems to have cost them nothing to supply it.