Bought TiVo for parts that has Lifetime Service - Now what do I do?

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**If this is posted in the wrong forum please feel free to move it and sorry for posting incorrectly.

Purchased a TiVo for the power supply and unbeknownst to both the seller and me it has lifetime service on it. I think the seller probably bought this from someone else - might have been from an estate sale, might have been from a company that had Tivos and was liquidated - who knows. Anyway, imagine my surprise upon powering it up when it led me through the guided setup - all the way - until completion.

So the obvious question is what to do? I know Tivo wants an owner name to initiate a transfer (something I don't know to provide). I've read in another post someone saying that they gave Tivos to coworkers who never transferred them to their own accounts and this ended up "maxing out" the number of Tivos he could have on his account causing problems. So fellow Tivo aficionados, should I let a sleeping dog lay there and just use it as is (assuming I use it at all)? I'm guessing it could lose its lifetime service at anytime. Any thoughts? Comments? Advice?

Thanks in advance. I certainly didn't expect this.

 

Thanks for the advice. I read your posts and will follow your advice. Thanks again!

 

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It has the "5" regular lifetime service. Thanks for the information.

 

I suppose that's a possibility, but it's a 14 year old Tivo and the seller that I purchased it from was a liquidator. I guess if it was stolen the rightful owner could call Tivo and have it reported and turned off.