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Tivo/DVR Question
ChadTower:
Ah... maybe that company is run poorly? Up here they run two way status pings with your boxes on a very regular basis. They send down software updates, can debug boxes remotely, etc. That's one of the reasons I have DirecTV. Satellite is one way only if you can get around the phone line requirement.
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 22, 2009, 02:08:53 pm ---
Ah... maybe that company is run poorly? Up here they run two way status pings with your boxes on a very regular basis. They send down software updates, can debug boxes remotely, etc. That's one of the reasons I have DirecTV. Satellite is one way only if you can get around the phone line requirement.
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The phone line requirement is no big deal to deal with. I've been in my house 9 years without my receiver having a phone line attached. Directv has never said a word. We don't have a land line anyway.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 22, 2009, 02:15:58 pm ---The phone line requirement is no big deal to deal with. I've been in my house 9 years without my receiver having a phone line attached. Directv has never said a word. We don't have a land line anyway.
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There are a few times it matters. It matters if you try to change your package... if you have a billing dispute... if you order PPV... or if you have any subscription sports packages. The first two will be pointed out by the phone rep as a problem, the PPV used to just not work but now you can circumvent this via web orders, and the sports packages will shut themselves off if they can't dial back. Sometimes it's a week and sometimes it is 5 weeks but it does happen.
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 22, 2009, 02:26:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 22, 2009, 02:15:58 pm ---The phone line requirement is no big deal to deal with. I've been in my house 9 years without my receiver having a phone line attached. Directv has never said a word. We don't have a land line anyway.
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There are a few times it matters. It matters if you try to change your package... if you have a billing dispute... if you order PPV... or if you have any subscription sports packages. The first two will be pointed out by the phone rep as a problem, the PPV used to just not work but now you can circumvent this via web orders, and the sports packages will shut themselves off if they can't dial back. Sometimes it's a week and sometimes it is 5 weeks but it does happen.
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I've had the Sunday Ticket for 10 years between two different homes and have never had a problem with my receiver. I think this particular receiver is 3 years old so it's been through 2 seasons without any issues.
ChadTower:
Before I modded mine the Sunday Ticket used to shut itself off every 3rd week unless I had a phone connected. Same with two of my friends in the same town. You'd have to call them to get it reactivated and they would give us crap about the phone line.
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