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Direct TV/Tivo

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I am interested in getting a Direct TV/Tivo receiver for my motorhome. We travel for months at a time and never have a land line.
Has anybody tried this? After two or three months of not being connected to a phone line are you still able to use all of the Tivo features? I ran into one man in my travels who claimed that he has being doing it for two years. Occaisionally he gets a message on his receiver which he ignores and all the tivo features work. I am looking for more confirmation.
Barbara

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Barbara

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>>Has anybody tried this? After two or three months of not being
connected to a phone line are you still able to use all of the Tivo features?

We actually have two TiVo's in our coach, one for me & one for my wife.

You do not need a phone line... after 14 days you will get a nag screen, another at about 30 days then a daily nag screen there after.
I have gone over 180 days without calling in & have friends that haven't in over a year. You will lose the ability to order Pay for Views with your remote but we order them over the internet so it is no problem.

Terry
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Hi

I've had TIVO with Direct TV for about 1 year now. I wouldn't have television without it. However, if you fail to make a telephone call about once every 3 to 4 weeks or so, the unit will stop recording. You can still use it for sat TV reception, but no advanced set up for recording and now recording at all.

There a lots of caveats about TIVO which I learned. I'd be happy to share then.
Tom

2002 Intrigue