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Raxel
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| | #1 posted December 22, 2006 at 1:21pm (EST) |
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/TiVo-Series2-trade-...
Thought this was a pretty good deal, those boxes sell for around $200 on ebay and they basically give you a penny to take it. |
NeWsKiLLz
| | #2 posted December 22, 2006 at 4:20pm (EST) |
I always wanted this. hmm |
DreamSymphony
   
| | #3 posted December 23, 2006 at 11:50am (EST) |
You have to sign up for 1 yr of service with tivo |
Raxel
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| | #4 posted December 23, 2006 at 7:05pm (EST) |
And what does that cost? |
John
  
| | #5 posted December 25, 2006 at 9:05pm (EST) |
A 1-year plan is $20/month. If you pre-pay the whole year, it is $199.
Also, this deal is available like all the time. You can just go to Tivo.com and get this same receiver free without a rebate any time they have them in stock if you sign up for at least a year. And, when they don't have them in stock, you can do it from any of their authorized resellers for free after rebate. So, nothing really "hot" about this since it is a continuous, ongoing deal. 
- John...
"Life's short and hard like a body-building elf..."
- Bloodhound Gang |
DreamSymphony
| | #6 posted December 26, 2006 at 1:48am (EST) |
The tivo hardware is probably also leased from Tivo, which means you have to give it back if you cancel service. |
brian9824
| | #7 posted December 27, 2006 at 10:45am (EST) |
No you don't need to give it back if you cancel. Also unless its been changed its $12.95 a month which is what I pay. I got my box for free and its not a bad service. It is possible to use other DVR's and to record and burn shows but the Tivo makes it a bit easier and is worth it for the conveience if you use it alot. |
John
| | #8 posted December 27, 2006 at 10:51am (EST) |
brian9824 wrote:
> No you don't need to give it back if you cancel. Also unless its
> been changed its $12.95 a month which is what I pay.
It is what I said above.
It is only $12.95 a month if you commit to at least 3 years of service. I try to stay away from contracts that long on technology-related things really. Heck, within 3 years, there could be tons of different DVR options...
> I got my box
> for free and its not a bad service. It is possible to use other DVR's
> and to record and burn shows but the Tivo makes it a bit easier and
> is worth it for the conveience if you use it alot.
Do you have a 30-second/commercial-skip feature on your Tivo? That's what I like most about my Dish DVR. I thought that that option had been removed from the Tivos and you had to actually FF now instead of just commercial skip ahead... Is that accurate?
- John...
"Life's short and hard like a body-building elf..."
- Bloodhound Gang |
brian9824
| #9 posted December 27, 2006 at 11:17am (EST)
edited December 27, 2006 at 11:18am (EST) |
I pay $12.95 on a monthly basis. No commitment needed. Also there is a 30 second commercial skip feature you have to unlock by pressing a few buttons on your remote.
This tells you how to do the skip http://www.modernhometheater.com/howto/tivo053003/... |
John
| #10 posted December 27, 2006 at 11:43am (EST)
edited December 27, 2006 at 11:44am (EST) |
brian9824 wrote:
> I pay $12.95 on a monthly basis. No commitment needed.
And how long have you been a member? It would continue.
Bah -- why are we even arguing this? All you have to do is go to tivo.com and look at the plans. It clearly states that it is $20/month. If you want anything lower than that per month, then you either have to pay for at least a year up front -- or do a contract commitment for multiple years. If you commit to 3 yeears, then it is $12.95 a month. Period.
> Also there
> is a 30 second commercial skip feature you have to unlock by pressing
> a few buttons on your remote.
>
> This tells you how to do the skip http://www.modernhometheater.com/howto/tivo053003/...
Yeah, and mentions that it might forget it now and then and you'll have to reprogram it. Or a new firmware/update could come out that removes it forever.
For now, I prefer DVRs from companies that didn't bow to corporate pressure from the networks. Oh, and don't charge me a monthly fee at all just for DVR.
- John...
"Life's short and hard like a body-building elf..."
- Bloodhound Gang |
brian9824
| | #11 posted December 27, 2006 at 11:52am (EST) |
Yeah i just checked site and it looks like its changed. It was $12.95 a month when I signed up and I guess i'm grandfathered in under that. I did say unless its changed it was $12.95 so i guess it has changed. |
Raxel
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| #12 posted December 27, 2006 at 12:03pm (EST)
edited December 27, 2006 at 12:18pm (EST) |
Meh. N/M |
brian9824
| | #13 posted December 27, 2006 at 12:16pm (EST) |
Raxel like its been said you have to sign up for a year of tivo service to get the rebate |
Raxel
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| | #14 posted December 27, 2006 at 12:18pm (EST) |
Oh, so its prepaid? |
John
| | #15 posted December 27, 2006 at 2:21pm (EST) |
You CAN pre-pay. It is optional:
John wrote:
> A 1-year plan is $20/month. If you pre-pay the whole year, it is $199.
- John...
"Life's short and hard like a body-building elf..."
- Bloodhound Gang |
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