[unitron]

OK, thanks for your reply and timely info.

If I find a Premiere advertised with lifetime subscription, how do I confirm that it does, indeed, have such a valid subscription?

Thanks.

What dianebrat said.

The account status is tied to the TiVo Service Number in TiVo, Inc.'s databases.

A TiVo has whatever account status the TiVo servers tell it it has.