Stolen Tivo and HD Lifetime Transfer

[bzo]

My old Tivo got stolen from my garage :mad::mad::mad:! I don't care that much about the old Tivo itself, but it has lifetime service that is being transferred to my new HD Tivo. I initiated the transfer last week, but I understand it could take 60 days to happen. So I am worried that the lifetime transfer process could get screwed up somehow.

Should I call Tivo and ask them not to allows transfer of ownership on the old machine, or perhaps see if they are willing to speed up the transfer?

Advice appreciated on what I should do here. Thanks!

[scandia101]

Should I call Tivo and ask them not to allows transfer of ownership on the old machine,


That wouldn't be a bad idea.

[Devx]

That wouldn't be a bad idea.

Agreed, not a bad idea to let Tivo know that it has been stolen to. Not sure what they do in this case but they might be able to prevent funny business later on.

[brettatk]

I would definitely call Tivo and let them know. I'd even have them yank the extra year of service on the unit you probably got by transferring the lifetime over. No since in someone else enjoying free service for a year.

[pmiranda]

I wouldn't stop the transfer of lifetime, since once it's done, your new box will have it and the lifetime will be tied to its service number alone. I would definitely tell them that your old TiVo got stolen and its service number, so that if some idiot tried to activate it they could be tracked down. I suspect whoever stole it is unaware that TiVos are not very useful without service.

[bzo]

thanks for the responses!

I just got off the phone with Tivo, and the CSR I spoke to was emphatic that the lifetime was already attached to the new HDTivo, and that the 60 day delay was only how it would be reflected on my side when I looked at my account status. She claimed that nothing that happened to the old Tivo could change that. Given some of the snafus I've read about it the transfer process, I'm not sure that I'm out of the woods until the lifetime status is reflected on my side too.

In any case, the CSR flagged the old unit as stolen so that no one can transfer or add service to it. She said that it wouldn't be billed on the month to month at the end of the 1 year term, but I think I will cancel it to be safe as soon as the transfer completes.

I just hope that the act of flagging the old machine itself doesn't screw up my transfer!

[Dancar]

Just wondering - would it be possible for TiVo to locate a stolen TiVo using the connection process? When a box connects to TiVo and identifies it's service number, could TiVo forward the IP or phone number it dialed on to local law enforcement, who could then go retreive the TiVo, as well as other stolen property that may be there?

I would think a stolen TiVo checking in from a specific location would be enough evidence for police to get a search warrent.

[old64mb]

Just wondering - would it be possible for TiVo to locate a stolen TiVo using the connection process?

CSI:Tivo. I bet good money there's at least one WGA member on this forum who just got an idea for a crime show episode. :cool:

[lessd]

Just wondering - would it be possible for TiVo to locate a stolen TiVo using the connection process? When a box connects to TiVo and identifies it's service number, could TiVo forward the IP or phone number it dialed on to local law enforcement, who could then go retreive the TiVo, as well as other stolen property that may be there?

I would think a stolen TiVo checking in from a specific location would be enough evidence for police to get a search warrent.


!st you have to make out a police report (time) then the police would ask you for the value, what less than $100, your report cost them more than $100. If there was a murder involved they could do it if the person was to let the TiVo call home.

[demon]

CSI:Tivo. I bet good money there's at least one WGA member on this forum who just got an idea for a crime show episode. :cool:

Hopefully now that the strike is (reportedly) almost over, they'll get their asses moving on writing a pilot... ;)

[ZeoTiVo]

I would think a stolen TiVo checking in from a specific location would be enough evidence for police to get a search warrent.

if the police directly contact TiVo then they will work with the Police. TiVo will not give out info to general public though.

The trick is to get the police interested in the case enough to contact TiVo directly