IndySoxFan Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 a vent here..... i had my first tivo unit for several years and totally loved it. Still do when it works. However, my first unit broke. Wore out of something. Tech support was a disaster. It literally takes days to go through this process. They asked my questions about what I was recording. And I thought that was strange. So I asked what the deal was. The tech guy tells me that people who record Don Imus (bizarre) and programs over 3 hours in length have had problems with the hard drive freaking. Now I mostly use mine to record sox games (over 3 hrs.) so that might be plausible. So after a bunch of bulls*** they finally send me a trade-in which cost me something like $100 because my unit was over 2 years old. The unit they sent me was a freaking re-built unit which had already broke on someone else. Shady. And as you can guess, this POS only lasted 2 months before the video goes out. Same problem with customer service. I just got my 3rd unit today and I am waiting for trouble with it. So, not to bore anyone anymore with my whining... but has anyone else had trouble with TIVO? I would caution against getting the lifetime subscription because if you have a problem.... they don't give a s*** because they already have your money. rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Wait a second... There are people who actually record Don Imus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 QUOTE(IndySoxFan @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 11:35 PM) a vent here..... i had my first tivo unit for several years and totally loved it. Still do when it works. However, my first unit broke. Wore out of something. Tech support was a disaster. It literally takes days to go through this process. They asked my questions about what I was recording. And I thought that was strange. So I asked what the deal was. The tech guy tells me that people who record Don Imus (bizarre) and programs over 3 hours in length have had problems with the hard drive freaking. Now I mostly use mine to record sox games (over 3 hrs.) so that might be plausible. So after a bunch of bulls*** they finally send me a trade-in which cost me something like $100 because my unit was over 2 years old. The unit they sent me was a freaking re-built unit which had already broke on someone else. Shady. And as you can guess, this POS only lasted 2 months before the video goes out. Same problem with customer service. I just got my 3rd unit today and I am waiting for trouble with it. So, not to bore anyone anymore with my whining... but has anyone else had trouble with TIVO? I would caution against getting the lifetime subscription because if you have a problem.... they don't give a s*** because they already have your money. rant over I use the Tivo DVR and haven't had any probs.. don't know about standalone Tivos though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 We have a DVR, but we got our's via DirectTV. Not a problem yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 We got a dvr through our cable company. Not a problem thus far and if there is they replace it for free. Personally I think if you have cable, that getting it through them is a far cheaper option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Jason, in honor of the Angels name change, you should change you're profile location to: Califonia of the United States or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I like the way you think Ian. Were still debating whether to send in our season ticket deposit or not. The problem is we really think they are going to have a fun team to watch this upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 01:01 PM) I like the way you think Ian. Were still debating whether to send in our season ticket deposit or not. The problem is we really think they are going to have a fun team to watch this upcoming season. Once again the spelling fairy came and messed up your avatar From: Los Angeles Chisxofn's of Irvine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 01:01 PM) I like the way you think Ian. Were still debating whether to send in our season ticket deposit or not. The problem is we really think they are going to have a fun team to watch this upcoming season. What you have is much better than what I came up, shocking! The West will be interesting to watch this season with the new look A's, and the M's won't be as horrible this year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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