TiVo online scheduling is awesome...

[Argo]

Sitting upstairs in my study, neffing on ATOT when I realize that I forgot to schedule my TiVo to record North Shore. Being a lazy SOB, I didn't feel like going downstairs. I just remembered that TiVo made online scheduling part of basic subscription. So I gave it a shot - and it's actually easier than using the TiVo itself - type the name of the show, select options and voila, season pass completed.

 

[RossMAN]

What is this "basic subscription" you have and how much is it?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

doesn't it take several hours for tivo to dial in and update though?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
What is this "basic subscription" you have and how much is it?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Tivo Basic is $4.95/mo, and does NOT include HMO options like remote scheduling and video/music sharing. I assume OP meant that Tivo made HMO a part of every standard subscription...

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Tivo Basic is $4.95/mo, and does NOT include HMO options like remote scheduling and video/music sharing. I assume OP meant that Tivo made HMO a part of every standard subscription...

Yup, it's part of standard now.

doesn't it take several hours for tivo to dial in and update though?

Not if you connect TiVo through broadband.

 

[konichiwa]

HMO is part of the standard TiVo sub now. But I find online scheduling a bit more trouble than it's usually worth. It's rare that I'm out or something and I:

(a) See a show I want to watch
that (b) I don't already have recorded
and (c) I am around a computer to program my TiVo

ah well it's nice to know I can anyway

 

[Queasy]

Another reason to curse DirecTV for not updating their DirecTivos and enabling the HMO.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I used it the other day to record from work, but probably won't use it often either...

 

[Crucial]

is this only on series 2?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Crucial, yes.

 

[RossMAN]

I wish we still had DirecTIVO

It truely rocks.

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I wish we still had DirecTIVO

It truely rocks.

Why did you get rid of it?

 

[Crucial]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Crucial, yes.

Even if my series one is network enabled?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: tm37

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I wish we still had DirecTIVO

It truely rocks.

Why did you get rid of it?

DirecTV is a PITA at our current residence.

When we get a home, I'm getting DirecTV

 

[Crucial]

Any hot deals on DirecTV? I have a dish installed at the house I just bought but I have never had DirecTV before. I have no idea whether or not it's worth it over cable.

 

[iwearnosox]

You can have my super hax0red directivo when you pry it from my cold, couch potato hands.