If I buy the TiVo today, does amazon want the $15.00 a month, or do I have to contact TiVo to start it at a later date?
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You will do setup or registration on your new Tivo....with tax my fee is only $15.98/mo. It may take 30 days before see a payment
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You contact Tivo and pay them. You will also have to contact your cable provider to get a cable card installed into the TIVO after you get it. Call TIVO and they will tell you all you need to know. They were very helpful and no wait time to talk to someone.
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Hi Kelley. Amazon has nothing to do with the 15.00 a month fee. It goes to Tivo. When you receive your unit, there will be a slip telling you how to get in touch with Tivo. First, set up your unit. If you want digital service you have to get in touch with your local cable company to get a cablecard (Yet another charge of roughly five bucks or so a month). Once the unit is set up, the cable card is installed, you're ready to go. Call Tivo who will ask for the service number of the box (Usually located on the box the tivo came in. The rest of the install is quite simple. It just SEEMS a pain in the butt. Enjoy your new 'toy.' (I'm looking forward to purchasing the newest unit as soon as my finances get better-LOL).
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I highly recommend lifetime service, as it will always eventually pay for itself. Either plan you choose for service, you can set it up when you purchase the device, or simply sign up for service on Tivo.com once you get the machine. You can then choose exactly which plan you want on the website. Tivo makes it very easy for you. You will also need a cable card from your cable company, but that should be a small one time fee for the card, and not a monthly rental fee.
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I purchased the lifetime subscription directly from TiVo. I believe you have to pay your monthly subscription fee to TiVo and not to Amazon.
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I'm pretty sure that your going to be paying TiVo when you set up your service.
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I didn't get mine from amazon, but I think it has a one year warranty. Since I bought the lifetime subscription service, I bought an extended warranty (2 years I think) to protect my investment. Mine is directly from TiVo but you can search around for others (Squaretrade. Etc.)
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Yes there is a monthly charge for tivo. We have had tivo for years we pay around $12 or so a month. Hope that helps....
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No, you will own the receiver. DirectTV will charge you $5/month for usage on top of your monthly bill
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1) The TV rose $135, not $230. 2) Amazon has an EXCELLENT price match policy. I bought mine for $1520 and the next day it went down to $1489 and I got credited the $31 price drop. I wouldn't worry, as I guarantee the price will come back down, probably during labor day weekend. 3) Why did you have to wait to get your paycheck to buy the TV? Sounds like a dumb excuse to me. Put it on a credit card, and that gives you a whole month until you actually have to pay for it.
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I do not believe the TiVo line currently supports Amazon Prime (and there's no given timeline or if they will even support it). Especially now with Amazon's "Fire" streaming box, i would doubt that AP streaming would come to the TiVo.
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No it is not .... I see you are specifically asking about Amazon 'Prime' Instant Video .... those of us that have been Amazon users for a while, and are actual Prime customers realize that 'Prime' Instant Video and Instant Video are two completely different services ..... Amazon Instant Video is assessable from the TIVO main screen .... Amazon Prime Instant Video is not ..... yet .... this is always an active discussion on the TIVO community forums .... maybe one day ......
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Get it from your cable co. I have Cox. It costs $1.99 per month. You must have your cable co. Pair it with your tivo and cable card for it to work. It is normally painless, but in my case, it ttok about 4 hours and 4 techs to get it going. I think that was on purpose to discourage me .I'm tough...and determined. Finally got it going and now it is flawless!
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Thanks. I have a TIVO paid lifetime. If I buy the prepaid dual tuner from TIVO for $254 which includes one year's service prepaid-- will my service fee after the year be $6.95 per month. If so, buying from TIVO seems like a better deal...
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Thanks Chris. I ordered the same 42G10 yesterday to be delivered on Thursday. Got a great deal and Amazon tossed in a free Tivo.
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I just bought this TV yesterday and noticed it went up a couple $$ today. Don't worry about the timing though because Amazon has price guarantee for 30 days. They'll refund you the difference (is what I've read) if the price goes down within the 30 day time frame.
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Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these... » Read More Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. « Show Less
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One thing to consider about fees is your current cable company's HD DVR is likely NOT free. Most cable companies charge a fee to rent their crappy HD DVR...check your cable bill!! For me, the HD DVR fee is about $15 / month. Now, i returned their DVR to them, and now rent a CableCard instead for $2 / month. All said and done, my cable bill goes down $13 / month, and I have a Tivo bill for $20/month... so really for me the net increase to use the Tivo service is about $7 / month. Well worth it in my opinion.
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the only problem with this is that if you already have an existing tivo at 12.95 a month it will cost 19.95 a month for that same service after it expires
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I just got a 199 offer on my roamio hd or 9.99 per month. keep in mind the lifetime is not transferrable; once your TiVo dies, it would cost you 149 to get a refurbed replacement.
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I wish the monthly fee were more like $10, but keep in mind Tivo's business model means selling the hardware at a loss and making it back on the subscription. Also, a DVR from a cable company will cost you just as much if not more -- and this is a MUCH better DVR than any cable company model. There are other DVRs that require little or no monthly fee but they are not anything like Tivo in functionality or ease of use.
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The "Lifetime" subscription listed in the ad has been replaced by TIVO "All-In." Use a search engine for TIVO All-In to find the current TIVO subscription offers. Amazon will not allow a direct link.