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darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??

it's not the LNB, nor the multiswitch as i've tested all the cables on
other DirecTV receivers and they all work.

now my question is, i purchased the instacake CD to modify my Hughes
HDVR2. you mentioned that they'll probably give me an "R15" (?).
does that mean i'll have to purchase ANOTHER instacake to hack my new
unit? (ARRRGGGHHH!)

thanks for you guy's inputs.

nit

>On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:39:10 GMT, Jack Zwick <jackzwick.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>In article <1l3c22difgep7rjhkae76cggv2r1vu3h4e.DeleteThis@4ax.com>,
> nitram <nospam.DeleteThis@spam.bot> wrote:
>
>> my favorite device, my DirecTV TiVo has bit the dust--i've lost the
>> SAT IN 1. reversed cables and SAT IN 2 works like a champ. decided
>> to reset the machine, and now it won't boot 'cuz it can't get much out
>> of 1--too flaky. i can watch all my recorded programs, but can no
>> longer watch programs cuz it won't boot.
>>
>> my question: when the dude brings me my new TiVo on monday, can i
>> make him/her take my old hard drive and put it in the new one so i
>> don't lose my recordings and my Season Pass? has this happened to
>> anybody else?
>
>Hopefully its just wiring from the Dish, cause they wont do what you
>want, and if they were to replace your unit, it'd be with the
>"new" nonTiVo R15, which couldn't possibhly work with a TiVo Hard Drive.
>
>You can save to VCR in the meantime.
>
>>
>> should i put it back together? i hacked it. the babe's about 4 years
>> old.
>>
>> i'd appreciate any help/input.
>>
>> nit
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nitram wrote:
> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>
> it's not the LNB, nor the multiswitch as i've tested all the cables on
> other DirecTV receivers and they all work.
>
> now my question is, i purchased the instacake CD to modify my Hughes
> HDVR2. you mentioned that they'll probably give me an "R15" (?).
> does that mean i'll have to purchase ANOTHER instacake to hack my new
> unit? (ARRRGGGHHH!)

Sorry, no hacks available for the R15. No hacks likely anytime soon,
either, they're not nearly as lenient about it as Tivo is.

Randy S.
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nitram <nospam DeleteThis @spam.bot> wrote:

> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>
> it's not the LNB, nor the multiswitch as i've tested all the cables on
> other DirecTV receivers and they all work.
>
> now my question is, i purchased the instacake CD to modify my Hughes
> HDVR2. you mentioned that they'll probably give me an "R15" (?).
> does that mean i'll have to purchase ANOTHER instacake to hack my new
> unit? (ARRRGGGHHH!)
>
> thanks for you guy's inputs.
>
> nit

I'm not aware of anyone hacking the R15 yet.
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> I'm not aware of anyone hacking the R15 yet.

Yeah, unless someone hacks a way to put the Tivo OS on it there's not much
point. It's so horrible to use that hacking it would just be a waste of
effort.
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On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam.TakeThisOut@spam.bot> wrote:
> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??

Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.

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> On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam.TakeThisOut@spam.bot> wrote:
>> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
>> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>
> Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.

If he doesn't give it up, they may not leave the new unit they are swapping
it with.
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On 2006-03-27, Seth <seth_lermanNOSPAM.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Mike Hunt" <in2sheep.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:122emd1qng34pe3@corp.supernews.com...
>> On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam.TakeThisOut@spam.bot> wrote:
>>> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
>>> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>>
>> Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.
>
> If he doesn't give it up, they may not leave the new unit they are swapping
> it with.

DirecTV certainly doesn't want any TiVo boxes coming back. I've heard
many stories of DirecTV service people leaving TiVos and I've never heard
one story of them taking the box. The box doesn't belong to DirecTV, it
belongs to the customer. They have as much right taking the TiVo with
them as they do taking the TV.

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> On 2006-03-27, Seth <seth_lermanNOSPAM DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Mike Hunt" <in2sheep DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:122emd1qng34pe3@corp.supernews.com...
>>> On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam DeleteThis @spam.bot> wrote:
>>>> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
>>>> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>>>
>>> Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.
>>
>> If he doesn't give it up, they may not leave the new unit they are
>> swapping
>> it with.
>
> DirecTV certainly doesn't want any TiVo boxes coming back. I've heard
> many stories of DirecTV service people leaving TiVos and I've never heard
> one story of them taking the box. The box doesn't belong to DirecTV, it
> belongs to the customer. They have as much right taking the TiVo with
> them as they do taking the TV.

What /some/ may practice is not policy. "swap"="trade". If it is as the OP
puts it, they are coming to "swap" his receiver, then they have every right
to take it with them. If they don't, good for him. But it doesn't change
the fact that they have the right to do it as that is what a receiver swap
is. Ownership of his TV has nothing to do with it as they aren't coming to
"swap" his TV out.

The new box they are going to "swap" with him doesn't belong to him yet. If
it is a "swap", then it doesn't belong to him until he relinquishes
possession of the device they are swapping it with.
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In article <122escpo9li3df3.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>, Mike Hunt
<in2sheep.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 2006-03-27, Seth <seth_lermanNOSPAM.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > "Mike Hunt" <in2sheep.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:122emd1qng34pe3@corp.supernews.com...
> >> On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam.RemoveThis@spam.bot> wrote:
> >>> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
> >>> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
> >>
> >> Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.
> >
> > If he doesn't give it up, they may not leave the new unit they are swapping
> > it with.
>
> DirecTV certainly doesn't want any TiVo boxes coming back. I've heard
> many stories of DirecTV service people leaving TiVos and I've never heard
> one story of them taking the box. The box doesn't belong to DirecTV, it
> belongs to the customer. They have as much right taking the TiVo with
> them as they do taking the TV.


OTOH, last month DTV insisted (under threat of a hefty fine) that I
return my non-working HDVR2 when they sent me an R10 to replace it.
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the guy came, saw the HDVR2 was hosed (was kinda confused because i
had gotten rid of the BLUE screen), assumed that was also part of the
problem, didn't bring my replacement (as originally promised), said my
new DirecTV TiVo would be here by thursday.

and said, the old unit's mine.

i'll let you know what arrives by FedEx or whomever.

thanks for your input!

nit

>On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:49:47 -0500, "Dr. Personality" <affable RemoveThis @no.com.invalid> wrote:

>In article <122escpo9li3df3 RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com>, Mike Hunt
><in2sheep RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2006-03-27, Seth <seth_lermanNOSPAM RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > "Mike Hunt" <in2sheep RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:122emd1qng34pe3@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> On 2006-03-27, nitram <nospam RemoveThis @spam.bot> wrote:
>> >>> darn! so i'm hosed, i guess! i'm sure they won't let me keep the old
>> >>> unit since it's a service call. i suppose i can ask??
>> >>
>> >> Your TiVo is yours. You own it - they aren't going to take it.
>> >
>> > If he doesn't give it up, they may not leave the new unit they are swapping
>> > it with.
>>
>> DirecTV certainly doesn't want any TiVo boxes coming back. I've heard
>> many stories of DirecTV service people leaving TiVos and I've never heard
>> one story of them taking the box. The box doesn't belong to DirecTV, it
>> belongs to the customer. They have as much right taking the TiVo with
>> them as they do taking the TV.
>
>
>OTOH, last month DTV insisted (under threat of a hefty fine) that I
>return my non-working HDVR2 when they sent me an R10 to replace it.
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On 2006-03-28, Peter H. Coffin <hellsop.RemoveThis@ninehells.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:49:47 -0500, Dr. Personality wrote:
>> OTOH, last month DTV insisted (under threat of a hefty fine) that I
>> return my non-working HDVR2 when they sent me an R10 to replace it.
>
> They don't want another box out there that can decode the satellite
> signal that isn't getting coughing up its monthly fee.

Without the access card (and an active one at that), the box is useless.
In Dr.P's example, he's swapping one TiVo for another which makes sense
for the word swap. The same doesn't apply when you toss the R15 in there.

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