TiVo
highteknology
10-20-2005, 08:00 PM
alright, so a family friend gave us his old TiVo system. it still works and everything, but he got a new one. he has a directTV subscription. since i live in the dorms at my college, a cable subscription with HBO is included in the dorm cost, i was wondering if i can hook up this old system and be able to use it with the cable from the dorms? i have really no clue how TiVo works, since i've never had satellite or cable in my life until i moved into the dorms. basically i want to be able to use the TiVo system while i'm not in my room. any help would be appreciated.
CaptainBennett
10-21-2005, 10:36 AM
alright, so a family friend gave us his old TiVo system. it still works and everything, but he got a new one. he has a directTV subscription. since i live in the dorms at my college, a cable subscription with HBO is included in the dorm cost, i was wondering if i can hook up this old system and be able to use it with the cable from the dorms? i have really no clue how TiVo works, since i've never had satellite or cable in my life until i moved into the dorms. basically i want to be able to use the TiVo system while i'm not in my room. any help would be appreciated.
Yeah I just recently gave my Tivo to my mom since I now have DVR with HDTV.
You should be able to go into the options and reset all the settings. You will get to a point where you pick what cable service you have (depending on where you live there could be several different ones). You;ll want to find the settings where the channels listed match up with yours as closely as possible. The whole setup process takes about 2 hours. If I were you, I would try to find the option that lets you reset the whole system, that way you'll get a good step by step that will help you know what is going on.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Yeah I just recently gave my Tivo to my mom since I now have DVR with HDTV.
You should be able to go into the options and reset all the settings. You will get to a point where you pick what cable service you have (depending on where you live there could be several different ones). You;ll want to find the settings where the channels listed match up with yours as closely as possible. The whole setup process takes about 2 hours. If I were you, I would try to find the option that lets you reset the whole system, that way you'll get a good step by step that will help you know what is going on.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
highteknology
10-21-2005, 12:14 PM
alright, i'll try it tonight and let you know. my main concern was whether i would need an access card or anything, seeing how it came from a place with satellite and it's moving to cable. guess there's no difference?
CaptainBennett
10-26-2005, 02:58 PM
alright, i'll try it tonight and let you know. my main concern was whether i would need an access card or anything, seeing how it came from a place with satellite and it's moving to cable. guess there's no difference?
not that i know...just ask if you have any questions.
not that i know...just ask if you have any questions.
eversio11
10-26-2005, 03:01 PM
Isn't there a monthly subscription fee?
CaptainBennett
10-26-2005, 05:32 PM
Isn't there a monthly subscription fee?
yeah, or you can pay a one time lifetime subscription. when i bought it, this was $200 but I know it has gone way up
yeah, or you can pay a one time lifetime subscription. when i bought it, this was $200 but I know it has gone way up
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