Quick Question

You'll have to wait for one of their special sales. Meanwhile, be sure you periodically keep that S3 connected to the Internet.

 

Also, probably goes without saying but just making sure, that S3 is on your account now, correct? If not, you might want to start that process.

 

I'll let others who have gone through the process provide further information, but others have been able to speak with TiVo and have a Lifetimed box transferred to their own account without the involvement of the previous box owner.

Good dumpster-diving there, by the way!

 

Here is what I did when I picked up 2 Premiere's at goodwill with lifetime

Necessary to transfer used lifetime Premiere to my account?
Bought TiVo with lifetime at Goodwill, can't get in activated on my account
https://www.tivocommunity.com/commu...hat-delight-you.478144/page-458#post-11699341

 

I would think that TiVo would transfer the box, via a telephone call to customer support--it's still a fully-active model without restrictions, as far as I am aware. I would mention that you picked it up used, not knowing who the original owner was.

TiVo Lifetime transfer promotions are sporadic events--in the past few years, maybe 1 (or 2) times a year, and without notice that the promotion is going to occur or any guarantee that it ever will. The most recent promotions have been for the purchase of a new Bolt box directly from TiVo and then the transfer of Lifetime from an older box (the most recent promotion including the Roamio boxes in this) to the new box for $99--the old box then loses the Lifetime subscription (although TiVo sometimes has forgotten to deactivate an older box, especially in an earlier promotion). There has been a time eligibility requirement for this--the old box needs to be an "active" one, having connected to the TiVo mothership within a past period of time (1 year or 2?)--a good reason to have older, Liftetimed boxes connect up to TiVo periodically.

 

These promotions avidly are noted and discussed here.