Once in a lifetime PLS transfer coming back?

Thanks for posting this. I'd noted the notice but X'd it away before taking a screenshot, and I hadn't been able to find any other mention of this "breaking news" on the forum. (Duh; just use a different browser session.)

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Nice that they may be expanding the offer to the whole line, though, yeah, here's hoping they don't actually allow transfers to a Mini. Correction: Ah, looks like the Roamio OTA isn't included, which makes sense, since, like with the Mini, service is already included in the price.

 

Woah! Perfect timing!

I'm considering the bolt... I have a Series II and a Premiere. Is this PLS sale mean the $99.00 one time transfer fee? Is this rumor, or more than that?

 

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Well I doubt I'd do anything at this point but I'm connecting to TiVo with my old Series 3 w/lifetime just in case. It hasn't connected in 2 years b/c of my Roamio OTA replacement.

I should have connected when I found out I missed the last transfer, but who would have thought another one so soon?

 

If they would expand the transfer from units to include two-tuner Premieres I would bite.

 

I have 2 series 3 with lifetime. But I haven't had them connected for a couple of years. Wonder if I'll be eligible this time since I wasn't for the last offer?

 

Good idea, and I'd suggest you PM, DM or Tweet that in the direction of @Ira Bahr (or @IraBahr on Twitter), highlighting that getting users to upgrade 2-tuner Premieres (i.e. anything less than a 4-tuner model) would drive demand for Minis.

 

Hope you connected in time... (presuming this isn't rumor)

 

Connect right now, and I mean now, before any promotion begins! If I recall correctly, the last promotion, from March/April, required one's boxes to have connected up before the promotion began, by no later than the day before the promotion began (and going a year back). Now.

 

What he said.

p.s. That may also be why they leaked the sale a bit early, to spur people to get their boxes connected if interested in the sale.

 

OK! I ran and got both out of the closet, got them powered up, and they phoned home!! Hopefully it will work. I have a Premiere that I still use that I'd like to replace, too.

 

So of the TiVos listed in the Breaking News (BOLT+ 3TB, and 4 refurb units (BOLT 500GB, BOLT 1T, Roamio Pro) are the BOLT 500GB and BOLT 1T able to do OTA and the BOLT+ and Roamio Pro not able to do OTA?

 

Correct... noting that the 4-tuner BOLT 500GB/1TB models can do either OTA *or* CableCARD. The BOLT+ and Roamio Pro are limited to CableCARD-only, though 6 tuners!

 

Correct.

 

Do the Bolts connect to the Tivo minis the same way? MoCa bridge connection?

 

Honestly, TiVo is such a train wreck anymore that I'm not sure it matters.

Just playing with the Series 3 again.. what a great box that was. It feels like my Oppo 203 and the Roamio feels like a plastic lunchbox in comparison.

 

I'd love to transfer the pls from my xl4 to a new Bolt+, but I doubt they'll go that far.

 

Or Ethernet. (And some people have had success using Powerline adapter or wireless bridge connections (have a good wireless network for the latter), although TiVo does not endorse/"support" them.)

 

Ack! I have a Humax Series 2 Tivo. Never was connected to current TV/Cable/CableCard setup. Is it even possible?

Current connection has coax cable to cable box, different coax cable between cable box and tivo Roamio and then tivo HD to TV.
Series 2 somehow used a wife connection (had some sort of adaptor thingie on top of set that connected through wifi).

i have in my possession an Tivo Roamio my sister used for a month and then ditched, subscription status unknown. If it doesn't have lifetime can I transfer to that or is it only for new purchases?

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