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Direct TV with TiVo

Yahoo Message Number: 6690
Does anybody have a Direct TV/TiVo receiver in their Motorhome NOT hooked up to a phone line? I was already to have someone switch my single LNB dish to a dual LNB and purchase a new receiver to have the TiVo capabilites in my motorhome. I called Direct TV to find out if it would work not being hooked up to a phone line. We are gone in the winter for 4 months and do not have a land line. I could not get anybody, including the installer, to reassure me that it would work.
Direct TV said that the programming and updates come through the phone line. Of course they tell you the same thing when you set up your system and we all know that Direct TV works fine without a phone hookup. Any information would be appreciated.

Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6693
Joel,

My TiVo works without a phone line.

Rick

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Does anybody have a Direct TV/TiVo receiver in their Motorhome NOT > hooked up to a phone line? I was already to have someone switch my > single LNB dish to a dual LNB and purchase a new receiver to have

the

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TiVo capabilites in my motorhome. I called Direct TV to find out

if

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it would work not being hooked up to a phone line. We are gone in

the

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winter for 4 months and do not have a land line. I could not get > anybody, including the installer, to reassure me that it would

work.

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Direct TV said that the programming and updates come through the > phone line. Of course they tell you the same thing when you set up > your system and we all know that Direct TV works fine without a

phone

Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6695
We have our Dish receiver in our motor home and it works just fine. The only drawback I have heard of is pay per view. Apparently the charges and orders do go through a phone line. I heard one person say they periodically bring their receiver into the house and plug it into a land line to update it....
Joe and Patti

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Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6698
Joel and Rick

I've had DirecTV with TIVO in my motorhome for some time (don't have a dual LMB on the Motosat unit like I do now in my home) and it definitely works without begin connected to a phone line - for about 3 to 4 weeks. Then, after this length of time, the Dirct TV portion will continue to work, but TIVO requires a phone call in order to continue it's usual functions such as recording, Season Pass, etc. If no phone connection is made in about 1 month all TIVO functions cease until a phone call is made. However, continuous phone connection is definitely not needed and we don't do Pay For View.

Rick - how long in time have you gone without hooking up TIVO to a phone line? Has it been more than one month? If so, did your unit continue to record? If it DID, I'd love to know how you "programmed" your unit to do so. I'll call TIVO (which, by the way I advised against doing) and they hadn't a clue.

TIVO is the only way to watch TV in my viewpoint and I wouldn't be without it.
Tom

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Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6700
Tom,

By a phone call do you mean plug into a phone line or call them up yourself?

Quote from: Thomas Sims"

Joel and Rick

I've had DirecTV with TIVO in my motorhome for some time (don't

have a dual

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LMB on the Motosat unit like I do now in my home) and it definitely

works

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without begin connected to a phone line - for about 3 to 4 weeks.

Then,

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after this length of time, the Dirct TV portion will continue to

work, but

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TIVO requires a phone call in order to continue it's usual
functions such as

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recording, Season Pass, etc. If no phone connection is made in

about 1

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month all TIVO functions cease until a phone call is made. However, > continuous phone connection is definitely not needed and we don't

do Pay For

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View.

Rick - how long in time have you gone without hooking up TIVO to a

phone

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line? Has it been more than one month? If so, did your unit

continue to

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record? If it DID, I'd love to know how you "programmed" your unit

to do

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so. I'll call TIVO (which, by the way I advised against doing) and

they

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hadn't a clue.

TIVO is the only way to watch TV in my viewpoint and I wouldn't be

without

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it.

Tom

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Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6701
Hi Joel

No, I don't mean "calling them" myself. That's not a good idea.
What I mean is attaching the TIVO/DirecTV unit to a phone line and then allowing the TIVO to generate a call itself (via it's computer) or my forcing the TIVO to make a call thru the set up menu,.

Does this make sense?
Tom

Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6702
Thanks. That is what I thought you meant but I just wanted to be sure. My wife is addicted to TiVo but I guess since we are usually on the road for 4-5 consecutive months without a phone hookup TiVo is not an option. Joel

Quote from: Thomas Sims

Hi Joel

No, I don't mean "calling them" myself. That's not a good idea.

What I mean is attaching the TIVO/DirecTV unit to a phone line and

then

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allowing the TIVO to generate a call itself (via it's computer) or

my

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forcing the TIVO to make a call thru the set up menu,.

Does this make sense?

Tom

Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6703
Can you not just plug it into ANY phone line? I used to haul my DirecTV box down to the campgroup 'computer' phone line. I hooked up the phone line and powered up the box.
You could tell it was 'phoning home' by the relay clicks.
Did that about every three weeks. That was enough to keep the pay-per-view working.

Jim & Chris Cook
2002 Intrigue #11446

Re: Direct TV with TiVo

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6709
TiVo needs to periodicly make contact with "TiVo Central" in order to update its internal "TV Guide" program directory. If it cannot make contact it will, in time, loose the ability to select programs by name, but can continue to be used by programming recording by time and channel. Since I did not want to pay TiVo a monthly or one time fee this is how I use my unit at home.

Arthur Block

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Quote from: Thomas Sims

Joel and Rick

I've had DirecTV with TIVO in my motorhome for some time (don't

have a dual

Quote
LMB on the Motosat unit like I do now in my home) and it
definitely works

Quote
without begin connected to a phone line - for about 3 to 4 weeks.

Then,

Quote
after this length of time, the Dirct TV portion will continue to

work, but

Quote
TIVO requires a phone call in order to continue it's usual
functions such as

Quote
recording, Season Pass, etc. If no phone connection is made in

about 1

Quote
month all TIVO functions cease until a phone call is made.

However,

Quote
continuous phone connection is definitely not needed and we don't

do Pay For

Quote
View.

Rick - how long in time have you gone without hooking up TIVO to a

phone

Quote
line? Has it been more than one month? If so, did your unit

continue to

Quote
record? If it DID, I'd love to know how you "programmed" your

unit to do

Quote
so. I'll call TIVO (which, by the way I advised against doing)

and they

Quote
hadn't a clue.

TIVO is the only way to watch TV in my viewpoint and I wouldn't be

without

Quote
it.

Tom

Intrigue #111419