Does a DTV Lifetime Subscription Transfer

[kjmorris]

I've been a 7+ year Tivo user. I bought the lifetime Tivo subscription from Tivo in 2000 and used it on my DSR6001 receiver. Then a couple years later the lifetime subscription was transferred to DirecTV. I now want to dump DTV in favor of a series 3 unit and cable cards but I'm thinking I will get screwed on the whole lifetime subscription deal.

Has anyone gone through this scenario before?

[MikeMar]

99.9% sure you can't transfer it, but

you've had lifetime for 7 years and you feel you are getting screwed? that's not a bad deal at all!!

[stevel]

No, the lifetime sub on the DSR6000 does not transfer - except when TiVo runs a special promotion allowing this, which they have done once so far. Will they do it again? Dunno.

But you've had many years of TiVo service - I don't think you can really say you are being "screwed". When you bought the lifetime service, it was sold as tied to the box and not transferable. Nothing has changed there.

[client]

theere was a promo for this, but it's effective dates were December 13, 2006 through January 31, 2007....

might want to call customer service to see if they will honor it