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dubluv
08-13-2007, 06:43 PM
i've just seen this in a thread, and wanted to know if there is a policy in force to allow series2 owners with lifetime to switch it to a new tivo hd or series 3?
TechBlaster
08-13-2007, 07:02 PM
I called and tried. CSR said no-go. Also tried the online tool. Got a message that the Tivos had to be the same type.
HomeUser
08-13-2007, 07:14 PM
Also tried the online tool. Got a message that the Tivos had to be the same type.
"online tool" ???
greg_burns
08-13-2007, 07:41 PM
"online tool" ???

Probably this one...

https://www3.tivo.com/tivo-mma/dvrchange.do
jfh3
08-13-2007, 08:44 PM
i've just seen this in a thread, and wanted to know if there is a policy in force to allow series2 owners with lifetime to switch it to a new tivo hd or series 3?

No.
HomeUser
08-13-2007, 11:46 PM
Probably this one...

https://www3.tivo.com/tivo-mma/dvrchange.do

Oh Ya, that fits. thanks
classicsat
08-14-2007, 11:40 AM
For now, only grandfathered Series 1s Lifetimes can be transferred to the TiVo HD.

It seems the VIP $199 fee is still in place for the Series 3 though.
Pete327
08-14-2007, 04:34 PM
I got an email a while ago about a VIP lifetime transfer to a Series 3 but didn't have the S3 at the time. I called about a week ago and they said it wasn't available anymore. Do you know for sure the lifetime transfer is still available for the S3 and if so, how do I get it?
lessd
08-14-2007, 09:18 PM
I got an email a while ago about a VIP lifetime transfer to a Series 3 but didn't have the S3 at the time. I called about a week ago and they said it wasn't available anymore. Do you know for sure the lifetime transfer is still available for the S3 and if so, how do I get it?

Beg !!!
Glich
08-14-2007, 10:01 PM
ya i used my grandfathered S1 (it was on last leg anyways) to give my Hd lifetime.. if this one lasts me 7 years too it will be well worth the $$.. :)
bullseyejoe
08-15-2007, 09:43 AM
Can you give your old box (with Lifetime) to someone else so they can use it for free?
jmpage2
08-15-2007, 09:55 AM
Can you give your old box (with Lifetime) to someone else so they can use it for free?

You'd be smarter to keep it. Then you will get service on the new box for $6.99 a month vs. having to pre-pay for 3 yrs of service at $299.
bullseyejoe
08-15-2007, 04:35 PM
Thanks. Good idea. Just curious... what if I only had 1 tv?
jmpage2
08-15-2007, 04:50 PM
Thanks. Good idea. Just curious... what if I only had 1 tv?

I doubt that it matters. You could probably box up the original lifetime unit and as long as it's still on your account with the 2nd one still get the $6.99 service on the new box.
jfh3
08-15-2007, 06:20 PM
Thanks. Good idea. Just curious... what if I only had 1 tv?


The number of TVs you have has absolutely nothing to do with the number of TiVos.

I have 8 Tivos on one TV at the moment ...
greg_burns
08-15-2007, 06:36 PM
You could probably box up the original lifetime unit and as long as it's still on your account with the 2nd one still get the $6.99 service on the new box.

IIRC, the lifetime unit must contact the mothership "occasionally" to keep the MSD rate in effect.
jmpage2
08-15-2007, 06:44 PM
IIRC, the lifetime unit must contact the mothership "occasionally" to keep the MSD rate in effect.

Interesting. I wonder how often this phoning home needs to occur to keep the account active or if a 2nd box on the account would still fullfil this phone home requirement.
jfh3
08-15-2007, 06:58 PM
Interesting. I wonder how often this phoning home needs to occur to keep the account active or if a 2nd box on the account would still fullfil this phone home requirement.

Once every six months.
linetest
08-16-2007, 07:58 AM
ya i used my grandfathered S1 (it was on last leg anyways) to give my Hd lifetime.. if this one lasts me 7 years too it will be well worth the $$

Wish I could say the same. Love these Tivo's, but my Series 1 was $700 with $300 lifetime subscription. Then my new Series 3 was $800 plus ANOTHER $300 to transfer lifetime subscription. At $2000, that's more than 12 years worth of renting from the cable co. And I'll bet I'll want the series 4 inside of 5 years, adding another $1000 or so. I really wish the lifetime would transfer for free on one unit at a time for those of us early adopters that helped Tivo get off the ground. You know, loyalty rewards.
You really gotta love Tivo to spend this kind of money.