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| Robert Member  My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 |  Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 12:16PMI'm considering buying a vacation home in Waynesville, North Carolina 28786. I'm a Comcast customer and in general have been satisfied with their service. I have three (3) TIVOs and record 99% of what I watch on TV. Only about 2-3 hours (Prime Time Shows 8pm to 11PM) per day and generally watch it the next day. Have been doing this for years and doubt I could watch live TV. Specifically I need to be able to record two shows at the same time when there are scheduling conflicts and rarely sometimes three. I currently use a cable splitter (signal booster) to feed the three TIVOs. Comcast's recent change to digital required that I install a black box on one of the TIVOs to record the encrypted channels. That TIVO uses a "channel change" optical device to change to the correct channel according to the program schedule. All TIVOs up-date their schedules via telephone line at night. Season Pass/To Do List. Comcast does not provide service in Waynesville, NC 28786. Nor does U-verse (AT&T). I'm not familiar with other TV service providers. I need help. What can I do to 'replicate' the situation I have become accustomed to for the past 20 years. This is a "life (style) threatening" situation.  Thanks for any suggestions, recommendations. [Link] |
| Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03 | Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 3:33PM [Link] |
| ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 3:48PM [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 11:43AM Since my first post, I found out that Direct-TV is my only option. My main concern is being able to record TV when there are two or even three programs I want to record being broadcast at the same time. I already own three TIVOs with lifetime subscriptions so I would like to be able to use them, thereby reducing my total cost of recording TV programs Up until now I have been able to record all the programs I want using two TIVOs since many of the programs, on channels like USA & AET, rebroadcast the major shows many times, particularly after midnight. Years ago, when Direct TV first came on the market I checked them out and at that time they required a separate receiver (tuner) for each receiver/recording device, which made their service much more expensive than a single Comcast cable. Multiple receivers would be more complicated to use (set up program schedules - playback to single TV). With my Comcast/TIVO set-up the TIVOs maintain a schedule (Season Pass/To Do List functions) so it is very "user friendly" for my needs. [Link] |
Bill  All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 5:40PM Currently I have 3 HD DVR's (which gives me 6 tuners). I can watch recorded content on any of them from the Den, bedroom or guest bedroom. [Link] |
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| ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 6:47PM I think the scenarios you describe would necessitate buying/renting all-new equipment from DirectTV and sidelining his 3 TiVos. Right ? [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 8:18PM [Link] |
| jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 8:29PM If I could get Direct's HD with Tivo, that would be much more appealing. [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 9:11PM TIVO told me I can transfer the subscriptions and the TIVOs are worth a little something, if nothing else than as trade-in for their latest models. I'll have three TVs in the house. What Direct TV service would I need? Basic channels with three tuner/DVRs? I'm assuming I will need a separate tuner/DVR for each TV. If each one can record two programs at once, then I will have more than enough recording capability. Is there an approach that would only require one "two programs at once" tuner/DVR, yet still be able to watch TV on the other two TVs? [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 20 2012 : 8:51PM All DirecTV HD DVR's work as Whole Home units, which means that you can watch programming from any DVR on any TV in the house that has another DirecTV receiver (regardless of whether that receiver is a DVR or not. The limitation on Multi room is that the regular DVR's can only act as a server to one TV, other than the one that it is connected to at a time. For example, if I have 1 DVR in the den, I can't playback programming from that DVR in both the bedroom and guest room simultaneously. However, I can playback in the den and either of the other rooms simultaneously. The Home Media Center has a similar limitation. But I believe that it can act as a server to 3 TV's other than the one that it's directly connected to. DirecTV has a single DVR fee, regardless of whether you have 1 DVR or 4 DVR's. The monthly charge for DVR's is exactly the same as it is for standard receivers. What DirecTV does is they charge an initial fee for additional DVR's. I believe that you get 1 HD DVR for free as part of standard installation and extra HD DVR's are $199 (but they are sometimes willing to negotiate). After that, the monthly bill for 3 DVR's is identical to 1 DVR and 2 standard Set Top Boxes. In the long run, this methodology is less expensive than the cable model of charging a higher monthly fee for DVR's. If you have a friend who has DirecTV, get their account number BEFORE you call DirecTV. With the "Refer a friend" program, both you and your friend will get $100 in program credits ($10 per month for 10 months). If you want more info about DirecTV, I would suggest taking a look at the DBSTalk website. The people there know more about DirecTV and Dish than most people who work at DirecTV and Dish do. [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 20 2012 : 10:05PM I will find a "friend" and I will read over comments on DBSTalk. I think I will be able to get by with just one tuner/DVR and two tuners for my three TV sets at least initially. If I find that I have too many programing schedule conflicts I can get another tuner/DVR for a one-time charge. [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 7:47PM [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 23 2012 : 3:55PM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 23 2012 : 8:11PM The biggest issue that people seem to have with DirecTV negotiations is that there are no standard rules. A lot depends on the Customer Service Representative that you end up speaking with. Some people will just hang up and try calling again when they get an "uncooperative" CSR. This is known as Customer Service Roulette. Edited by - Bill on 8/23/2012 8:14:43 PM [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 23 2012 : 8:59PM I never really knew how the world works, but now I don't even know how America works.  Thanks for all you "knowledgeable guys" help. [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 9:50PM It is my understanding that although they are not HD versions and were purchased years ago they have value (of about $200) as trade-ins for the newer TIVO models and the life-time subscriptions are transferable without even having to physically transfer the TIVO box. Bottom line, if you are interested in getting a new TIVO with life-time we might be able to do a deal that could save you some money. Send me a PM if you want to discuss it. [Link] |
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