Limitations of service transfer letter

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I currently have 1 Tivo HD with lifetime, 1 Premiere with lifetime and 1 Premiere with month to month. My new Bolt arrived today along with the service transfer letter. My plan when I set this all up on the phone with Tivo was to transfer the service from the Premiere with month to month over to the new Bolt. Now that I'm thinking about it, it would be a much better idea if I can transfer the service from the Tivo HD instead.

It can't be that simple, right? Can I follow the instructions on the letter but input the TSN from the HD instead of the Premiere?

Also, with a service transfer, is there any way to achieve overlapping service on the old unit for a few days to allow me to move shows over to the new Bolt?

 

You were correct. Turns out I couldn't even transfer from the one we had agreed on using the web site. A phone call was mandatory.

In the end I was able to transfer the month to month Premiere over to the new Bolt (at $6.95 / month) and then purchase lifetime on the newly deactivated Premiere for $99. I consider that a good deal since it lets me shuffle my tivo's around a bit and have a working Tivo HD with lifetime to sell on CL or eBay.

Now to pop this 4TB drive into the Bolt...