healeydave
07-14-2009, 11:18 AM
With the stormy season approaching, if you haven't already got one, please buy a surge / lightening protector for your phone line!
The most likely cause of electronics failure outside of normal wear & tear is storm damage through the phone lines, that goes for anything connected, be it your beloved TiVo, your router, fax or phone's for that matter!
If its too late and you already have a TiVo that can no longer call home, I have reduced our Series 1 Modem Repair costs to a fixed price of £69 + return shipping.
Symptoms include:
a). TiVo getting stuck at the "Almost There" screen during boot.
b). Tivo reporting "Failed Number not available" during connection process.
c). Tivo reporting "Failed Phone Busy" during connection process.
The modem is part of the main board and repair costs were previously well in excess of £100.
This is a fixed price repair and your subscription will remain intact.
Details available here:
http://www.tivoland.com/Tivoland/Repairs.html
P.S.
In the case of (b) above, please make sure your Service Provider isn't causing the problem!
If you allow companies like Tiscali, Pipex, Talk Talk and others take over your phone line, they often use their own exchanges with compression etc that causes problems with modems!
The most likely cause of electronics failure outside of normal wear & tear is storm damage through the phone lines, that goes for anything connected, be it your beloved TiVo, your router, fax or phone's for that matter!
If its too late and you already have a TiVo that can no longer call home, I have reduced our Series 1 Modem Repair costs to a fixed price of £69 + return shipping.
Symptoms include:
a). TiVo getting stuck at the "Almost There" screen during boot.
b). Tivo reporting "Failed Number not available" during connection process.
c). Tivo reporting "Failed Phone Busy" during connection process.
The modem is part of the main board and repair costs were previously well in excess of £100.
This is a fixed price repair and your subscription will remain intact.
Details available here:
http://www.tivoland.com/Tivoland/Repairs.html
P.S.
In the case of (b) above, please make sure your Service Provider isn't causing the problem!
If you allow companies like Tiscali, Pipex, Talk Talk and others take over your phone line, they often use their own exchanges with compression etc that causes problems with modems!