Tivo deals for conversion to lifetime?

thecatsandiSPAMMEIFYOUDARE RemoveThis @earthlink.net wrote:
>James wrote:
>> Does TIVO do deals if one calls them and wants to convert from
>> monthly to lifetime (e.g., some portion of the previous payments as a
>> credit towards the lifetime cost)?

ISTR they'll credit some portion only if you're still in the first month
of service. Otherwise you'll need to pay the entire cost.

>Lifetime was and may still be tied to that serial number. If that dies
>your are out your lifetime fee. My first tivo died after a week. If I
>had gone lifetime I would have had to pay another lifetime fee. That
>one finally died again after a couple of years. I am upgrading to HD
>Tivo.

This is only true for stand alone units and if you don't want to have
TiVo repair the broken unit (either under warranty or paying for the
repair).

For DirecTV/TiVo combo units, lifetime is tied to the account (though,
it's no longer offered to customers).

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"Michelle" <thecatsandiSPAMMEIFYOUDARE.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:bx2Of.6784$5M6.720@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> James wrote:
> > Does TIVO do deals if one calls them and wants to convert from monthly to
> > lifetime (e.g., some portion of the previous payments as a credit towards
> > the lifetime cost)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> Lifetime was and may still be tied to that serial number. If that dies
> your are out your lifetime fee. My first tivo died after a week. If I
> had gone lifetime I would have had to pay another lifetime fee. That one
> finally died again after a couple of years.
> I am upgrading to HD Tivo.

TiVo has yet to announce a HD TiVo DVR.
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On 2006-03-04, Jack Ak <akjack.RemoveThis@excite.com> wrote:
>
> "Michelle" <thecatsandiSPAMMEIFYOUDARE.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:bx2Of.6784$5M6.720@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> James wrote:
>> > Does TIVO do deals if one calls them and wants to convert from monthly to
>> > lifetime (e.g., some portion of the previous payments as a credit towards
>> > the lifetime cost)?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > James
>> >
>> >
>> Lifetime was and may still be tied to that serial number. If that dies
>> your are out your lifetime fee. My first tivo died after a week. If I
>> had gone lifetime I would have had to pay another lifetime fee. That one
>> finally died again after a couple of years.
>> I am upgrading to HD Tivo.
>
> TiVo has yet to announce a HD TiVo DVR.

They could be talking of the HR10-250.

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On 2006-03-04, Jack Ak <akjack.RemoveThis@excite.com> wrote:
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> "Mike Hunt" <in2sheep.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:120htcuq552igef@corp.supernews.com...
>> On 2006-03-04, Jack Ak <akjack.RemoveThis@excite.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > TiVo has yet to announce a HD TiVo DVR.
>>
>> They could be talking of the HR10-250.
>
> That would be the DirecTV HD DVR with TiVo service, not a HD TiVo DVR.

That's simply semantics. When someone says they're going to get a HD
TiVo, the could mean either a DirecTV one or wait for the TiVo3. If they
say they got a HD TiVo, it means they got the HR10-250.

> Note the HR10-250 is a DirecTV product licensed and designed by TiVo.
> The future of the HR10-250 is questionable considering MPEG4
> format is being used for High Definition local channels.

The future isn't in question at all. The HR10-250 will never pick up the
new MPEG4 signals but it will always work with the MPEG2 signals that will
continue to be broadcast for years to come. The HR10-250 will remain in
active production until the new MPEG4 HD DVR gets produced at which time
DirecTV will start selling that instead of the HR10-250. I guess the only
"questionable future" is how soon the MPEG4 HD DVR will get released but
that doesn't negate the fact that the HR10-250 will continue to work just
great for the foreseeable future.

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On 2006-03-05, Howard <stile99.RemoveThis@email.com> wrote:
> Mike Hunt <in2sheep.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:120kcb1s06mqn41@corp.supernews.com:
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>> I canceled HBO from DirecTV and they prorated me. It's more common than
>> you make it out to seem.
>
> I see. So, ONE example means it isn't rare. I must have a different
> definition of the word than you.
>
> I use the one in the dictionary, how about you?

You said "Cancel any monthly charge in the middle of the month and you're
not getting half your payment back" - I was simply pointing out your logic
was incorrect. Unless you're using a different definition of "any".

You didn't say it was rare at all, you said it didn't exist.

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Michelle <thecatsandiSPAMMEIFYOUDARE.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Lifetime was and may still be tied to that serial number. If that dies
> your are out your lifetime fee. My first tivo died after a week. If I
> had gone lifetime I would have had to pay another lifetime fee. That one
> finally died again after a couple of years.
> I am upgrading to HD Tivo.
> Michelle

Not quite true. My first TiVo (an HDR312) has had a lifetime sub since I
bought it. Eight months in, it died. I paid the $69 or so to get it
swapped out for a refurbished one, and the lifetime sub transferred to the
replacement unit. TiVo has stated if you go through them to get a dead
TiVo replaced, they'll transfer your lifetime sub.

About a year after the Series 2 models came out, they offered a
one-time-only opportunity to Series 1 owners to transfer their lifetime
subs to new Series 2 boxes. I didn't take them up on it, because I was
making the switch to DirecTV-integrated models. I still have my old
Series 1, and it still works fine. I've saved over $600 in monthly fees
thanks to my decision to buy the lifetime option up front. And that TiVo
still has value thanks to the lifetime sub.

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