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DTV distributes guide data via the satellite. With only a few hours notice they are able to get schedule updates to 100% of the DTivo customers.

SA units get the guide data from phone calls that are made every day or two. Last minute schedule changes only get to a limited number of customers.

 

I'm over the air-and it looks like most people on here are NOT DirectTV (and why would you be anymore without Tivo?)

I've never padded, and I've never missed anything. The run time changes practically weekly, but Tivo always gets it exactly.

Some of the Fox shows-Family Guy/American Dad/The Simpsons are off by maybe 10-30 seconds, but that's about the worst I see.

 

WRONG....many get their guide data over their computer network via broadband which is updated dynamically....usually within the hour. I haven't used a phone line since my initial setup with my SA Series 2.

 

No... Even via broadband, the only thing that happens multiple times an hour is a check for remote scheduling requests. The daily connection for guide data is still roughly once a day.

Drew

 

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Correct...what I meant to say is many use broadband for their connections and not phone lines. But, yes, guide data is updated daily, not hourly. Sorry.