dturturro said:I have a lifetime TiVo subscription grandfathered on my HR10-250. If I cancel D* service but keep the sat feed for guide data will the unit still work as an OTA TiVo box?
Sorry to bring back such an old post but this was the closet thing I could find searching the forum.
I have a Tivo lifetime subscription. I have two DTivos, one is the HR10 and one the R10. Since the lifetime Tivo is tied to your D* account, is D* honoring the lifetime subscription on their new DVRs? I have a feeling I am going to get stuck with a DVR fee once I need to upgrade to the HR20 & 5LNB dish when the last two sats go up and the new HD channels come to life.
Thanks
I was told yes on this because it is tied to your account
I have the lifetime and I was told there would be no DVR fee if I added the HR20 or upgraded
Not that I don't trust the CSRs but has anyone with a Lifetime sub successfully transferred it to an HR20?
There is nothing TO x-fer - as we keep saying, it is on your ACCOUNT, not the BOX.
As I already said, the "lifetime" unit on my account was removed some 1/2 dozen boxes AGO & I have NEVER had a problem with my lifetime.
If you are adding the HR20 to your account, it will automatically get DVR service, at NO additional cost.
If you are swapping between units, however, you might want to be safe...
Simply add the HR20 to your account, wait a day, THEN remove the Tivo.
You will not have problems doing this.
Now I'm really confused. If you add a DVR without removing one why wouldn't you get charged extra. Doesn't D* charge by the unit, not the account?
Is that how you did it or is this just a theory?