Networked Tivo - 'Account Closed' :(

and me

 

Yep ... it is over

Just forced a call and got my status set to 8:Account Closed.

It was good while it lasted ...now off to AltEpg

 

Have to post the sad TiVo guy:

 

Don't forget you'll lose existing season passes converting to altEPG,
so quickly convert them to wishlists with my tivoweb module here:
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=469975

 

Mine made a successful call at 8:39 and has a next scheduled call for thursday 30 june.

Alek

 

i will convert to night

 

Yes you are right ... the call is succesfful but ... check your info page or just reboot the Tivo. The dreaded "You must have a valid account message" will come up.

Vassilis

 

Reported spam.

 

Bummer - I thought the call was too quick

.

 

Guide data for some channels through to the 12th but you can't set recordings or access the TV guide. To Do list seems to be populated for what that's worth.
Talk about a final FY from Tivo!

Why didn't they just let the EPG data expire?

 

They sort of did officially.

The phone line stopped answering therefore none of the accounts were closed. Its only people using an unofficial route that have now had their accounts closed.

They could have at least warned everyone! pretty shocking behaviour really.

 

Are you honestly saying that you don't think TiVo warned everybody that the service was being shut down?????

 

They most certainly did not have to close everyone's account stopping any recordings at all!

Why not post here and tell people not to connect via the internet or their accounts would be closed?

 

Yes you are right.

Boat anchor mode + true.


Alek

 

I'm not convinced it is only networked TiVos that have been targeted with "Account Closed". Perhaps TiVo have closed all UK S1 accounts but the dialup TiVos are not connecting so don't get that status on them.

 

Exactly.

This script should turn 5-lifetime sub mode back on so you can schedule recordings from the remaining EPG data, just make sure no more daily call connections are made to the TiVo server or it will revert back to account type 8! Setting nic_config_tivo to 'dialup' and disconnecting the phone line should be sufficient.

Spitfires mentioned a variant he had put together that will run via cron, here. And there is always the AltEPG to save the day .

EDIT: Amended ServiceStatus from 5-Lifetime to 4-TiVo Internal Testing to match AltEPG and avoid possible issues with Tivoweb 1.9.4