DirecTV TiVo DVRs DirecTV charges a DVR fee of $5.99/month to customers with one or more DVRs on their DirecTV account. You also pay a. This might sound stupid, but are you saying that if I purchase a used Humax from an ebay seller, I can still buy/activate the lifetime service from Tivo?
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And have seemingly confirmed that the would be subject to some sort of favorable pricing adjustment. Indeed, while the DVR extender jumps in price from $100 to $150, the TiVo service fee requirement is no more — effectively lowering the price of Mini by $100 and making a Roamio-based whole-home solution far more palatable. Further, this move clears the way for.
TiVo’s official page has the Mini out of stock until 9/9 which is probably about when we can expect some sort of official announcement. Already begrudgingly went in for 2 Minis at full price and 1 at $175. This drop validates how I felt about the ridiculous fee from the beginning, and kind of puts a little more salt in those wounds. At the same time, it was my choice to pay it so I can’t really complain. I doubt they’re going to make-good.
Rare few companies ever would. Even if they tried, it would probably be something dismissive and insulting, like a discount we were already eligible for or a worse deal than what we could get elsewhere. $100 off PLS if you buy a Pro at full $600 price.) I’d take a Slide Pro though. Yeah, I remember hunting ReplayTV units in Circuit Cities with or without stickers when they made an adjustment like this. Which is a follow-on to Bryan’s note about a reduction in costs – while they could be cheaper to produce, this isn’t just a reduction this is entirely flipping the business model.
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By the by, with TiVo’s limited numbers there may have only been a couple of Mini production runs and of small scale. So who knows what they’re saving over time. I’m still pining for a WiFi TiVo Mini – those at $150, maybe I’ll pick up a third and make it wireless on my own. All the talk of speculative Amazon purchases at $85 reminds me of when Tivo changed The Premiere from $299 plus service to $99 with a two-year commitment. The 3rd party retailers were sloppy at adjusting the price, while making it clear that the box at that price carried an onerous 2-yr commitment fee. It was quite the mess and Tivo ultimately employed a purchase date cut-off to determine who got the old/new service pricing.
IIRC, there was one retailer which really jumped the gun on the price cut and those people made out with a $99.99 box without 2-year commitment. “I jumped at it from Amazon why not. Chance to save $65.
Worst case is I’m out 5-10 to return ship.” Of course, one of the nicest things about Amazon is the free return shipping. They provide you a pre-paid return shipping label to print out. (And, at least at my address, they send a guy to pick up the return package. YMMV on that aspect, as I dunno if it’s universal practice.) It’s one of the absurdly pleasant customer service touches that really got me hooked on Amazon in the first place. —– Also, remember to click-thru Dave’s affiliate code. (And Dave, have you ever considered putting up a general Amazon search box on your site for affiliate revenue? It’s how I contribute to some of my favorite web logs.).