Does TIVO pick up cable change?

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My cable company moved one of the networks from Channel 3 to Channel 33 on
3/1/05. TIVO has not yet picked up this change so the only way I can record
programs is by a manual program for certain times on Channel 33. Will TIVO
pick this up eventually or is there something I can do now to force the
change?

Thanks for any help.

James

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"James" <schoenberger@verizon.net> wrote in
news:0OFVd.76189$wc.26908@trnddc07:

> My cable company moved one of the networks from Channel 3 to Channel 33
> on 3/1/05. TIVO has not yet picked up this change so the only way I can

Don't you just love Cox cable with their 48 hour notices on lineup changes?

> Will TIVO pick this up eventually or is there something I can do now to
> force the change?

Usually, the advice would be to report this to the TiVo lineup people at
https://customersupport.tivo.com/caseSubmitLineup.asp? but in this case, I
believe they have already been notified. However, I imagine it will not
hurt to have another report sent in.

One problem...the process typically takes 5 to 7 business days, and Cox
gave FAR less notification than that.

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What's so much more advanced about it?

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:48:05 -0500, Sean <none> wrote:

>Get your cable companies DVR. These issues disappear. Plus it's a much
>more advanced DVR.

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What's with all this anal compulsiveness about top posting? Is it too hard
for you?



>
> Another top posting twit check in.
>

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Answer: Because it makes conversations flow in a nonsensical order.
Question: Why is top posting wrong?

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reverence in what we can see, than to imagine they only exist in what we
can't see." - hawthorn@sover.net http://www.sover.net/~hawthorn/

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"Frank J. Perricone" <hawthorn@sover.net> wrote in message
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> Answer: Because it makes conversations flow in a nonsensical order.
> Question: Why is top posting wrong?
>
> --
> "It is more uplifting to find the beauty, wonder, spirituality, and
> reverence in what we can see, than to imagine they only exist in what we
> can't see." - hawthorn@sover.net http://www.sover.net/~hawthorn/

I agree with you, but only when people have the sense to cut out all the
excess and just leave the few important lines to reply to. It can be very
frustrating to have to scroll down 70 lines of text, looking for the 1 new
line in the entire post. Sometimes one line at the top is the easiest way to
go. Flexibility is the key.

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"James" <schoenberger@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> My cable company moved one of the networks from Channel 3 to Channel 33 on
> 3/1/05. TIVO has not yet picked up this change so the only way I can record
> programs is by a manual program for certain times on Channel 33. Will TIVO
> pick this up eventually or is there something I can do now to force the
> change?

Usually happens automatically, but calling customer support or reporting a
lineup issue online can ensure they are aware of the issue - sometimes the
local providers make changes but fail to notify the people who maintain the
guide data when they do.

Online lineup issue report:
https://customersupport.tivo.com/caseSubmitLineup.asp
Phone support: http://www.tivo.com/5.9.4.asp

Ken

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(Sean <none> ) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
> When
> a better model comes along the cable company gives it to me for free.

Mostly, cable companies just say nothing about new models being available,
and customers don't get one until the one they have breaks. This does
make it appear that cable companies are quite good at notifying customers
about new DVRs, though, because they tend to die often enough that customers
get new models quite often.

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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:03:42 -0600, "Kenny" <spcolorado@animation.com>
wrote:

>
>"Sean" <none> wrote in message
>news:gh7h21dfrmh12kspm8ui8dpisdgq82v036@4ax.com...
>
>> When
>> a better model comes along the cable company gives it to me for free.
>>
>
>Does the cable company 'give' it to you does the cable co. allow you to use
>it for a nominal monthly fee?
>
>> Which is the better deal?
>
>Owning or renting?
>Owning is a better deal.
>

Oh, right. Next time I go on vacation I'll be sure to buy a car
instead of renting one for a week.

Geeze.

The stupidity in this NG amazes me.

Sean

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In article <ddfp211okvdrorroara9715dht8gpnaq1c@4ax.com>, Sean <none> wrote:
>On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:03:42 -0600, "Kenny" <spcolorado@animation.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Sean" <none> wrote in message
>>news:gh7h21dfrmh12kspm8ui8dpisdgq82v036@4ax.com...
>>
>>> When
>>> a better model comes along the cable company gives it to me for free.
>>>
>>
>>Does the cable company 'give' it to you does the cable co. allow you to use
>>it for a nominal monthly fee?
>>
>>> Which is the better deal?
>>
>>Owning or renting?
>>Owning is a better deal.
>>
>
>Oh, right. Next time I go on vacation I'll be sure to buy a car
>instead of renting one for a week.
>
>Geeze.
>
>The stupidity in this NG amazes me.
>
>Sean
At least when you own the car you can do what you freaking want with it.

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On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:02:39 -0700, Lenroc
<lenroc@NOSPAMFORYOU.hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:47:37 -0500, Sean wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:03:42 -0600, "Kenny" <spcolorado@animation.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Owning or renting?
>>>Owning is a better deal.
>>
>> Oh, right. Next time I go on vacation I'll be sure to buy a car instead
>> of renting one for a week.
>
>Right...
>
>Man, Sean, your logical arguments are so stunning.
>
>_Of course_ Kenny meant to say "in every situation, including short-term
>usage". He simply left it off to be concise. The fact that the thread (and
>the newsgroup) are about DVRs shouldn't be enough indication that he might
>have had a more specific statement in mind.
>
>BTW, the next time you go on vacation, _IF_ you happen to be in the market
>for a car, it _WOULD_ be a better deal to buy instead of renting (assuming
>shipping it back wouldn't be prohibitively expensive).
>
>Kind of like, _IF_ you want a DVR, it's a better deal to buy instead of
>renting...


You guys are such friggin Dolts. It just amazes me.

Let's see, should I buy a DVR that will be obsolete in a few years
(or in some cases a few months) in ADDITION to paying a monthly fee of
$12.95.

OR

Should I "rent" a DVR for $10 a month which will get replaced with a
new model when it also becomes obsolete.

Hmmmm, $3 less per month PLUS free hardware upgrades..?????

Geee which is the better deal?????

Are there any Harvard Business school grads on this NG who can help me
out????

Sean

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"Sean" <none> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:03:42 -0600, "Kenny" <spcolorado@animation.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Sean" <none> wrote in message
>>news:gh7h21dfrmh12kspm8ui8dpisdgq82v036@4ax.com...
>>
>>> When
>>> a better model comes along the cable company gives it to me for free.
>>>
>>
>>Does the cable company 'give' it to you does the cable co. allow you to
>>use
>>it for a nominal monthly fee?
>>
>>> Which is the better deal?
>>
>>Owning or renting?
>>Owning is a better deal.
>>
>
> Oh, right. Next time I go on vacation I'll be sure to buy a car
> instead of renting one for a week.

I think that may be the worst analogy I've seen on usenet in years.

BTW zit-ass, the better deal is very much affected by what a person wants
their DVR to do. It's a very objective issue.



>
> Geeze.
>
> The stupidity in this NG amazes me.

Me too. I think a one man crusade for a very insignificant purpose is very
stupid and a waste of that persons time.

>
> Sean

K

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On 9 Mar 2005 17:19:08 GMT, Howard <stile99@email.com.> wrote:

>"Kenny" <spcolor@animalation.com> wrote in
>news:397msfF5v96ijU1@individual.net:
>
>> Me too. I think a one man crusade for a very insignificant purpose is
>> very stupid and a waste of that persons time.
>
>Sean's not wasting his time at all. All he wants is attention, and you just
>gave it to him. Congrats.

No.

If I can save one person from making the horrible mistake of throwing
hard earned money down the Tivo rathole then I feel all my time and
effort has been worth it.

That's just the kind of guy I am.

Sean