My understanding is that Xfinity will no longer supply Cable Cards beginning October 2024, but they've agreed to support Cable Cards that their customers have until 2031. My Scientific Atlanta cable card in my TiVo Roamio went up last night (had a date of 12/2007 on the back), and the Roamio couldn't download new firmware to the card. I went to a local Xfinity store and turned it in and requested 2 newer Cable Cards so I would have them before they run out. Not all stores have them so there seems to be a run on them knowing they are going to be unavailable soon. I set one up on the Roamio and contacted Xfinity to activate it. Everything is working fine again now. So my recommendation Richard is to go get yourself a couple extra cards ASAP so you have them, if you're on Xfinity, as they are supposed to continue to support them. At least you may be able to keep using your dinosaur TiVo equipment a few more years before taking it and throwing it in the LaBrea Tar Pits with the other dinosaurs (and BetaMax VCRs). In the meantime, have 1 Xfinity X1 DVR with cloud saving ability in your house and download the Xfinity App onto your Smart TVs in other rooms, then start getting used to using that technology. I understand your frustration though, as I paid for a Lifetime accessibility (rather than monthly), and not being given another option or refund from TiVo seems like a bad business decision. The TiVo DVR platform is so much better than the Xfinity DVR, but just like Beta was better than VHS, sometimes the better technology becomes obsolete because of poor decisions by the company with the better technology. Good luck to you sir!
