TiVo Institutes 1 Year Service Contracts

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Scott Peterson wrote:
>
> TiVo Institutes 1 Year Service Contracts
> By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
> September 23, 2005, 2:56 PM
> A recent change made to TiVo's customer agreement has opened up the
> door to allow the company to institute service contracts. Although it
> is unclear as to why the change has been made, TiVo has recently
> endeavored to market the DVR service to new customers and contracts
> would keep those users from canceling.
>
> According to the new service agreement, any TiVo activated after
> September 6 will require a 12-month commitment. Those who cancel
> before the end of their contract, or have their contracts terminated
> by TiVo, will be forced to pay a $150 early termination fee.
>
> full story at:
> <http://www.betanews.com/article/TiVo_Institutes_1_Year_...;

Isn't this just applicable to units w/ the $150 rebate? Seems to me
it's just Tivo requiring 1 yr of service in order for you to keep your
rebate. Seems reasonable to me.

Randy S.

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"Randy S." <rswitt@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Scott Peterson wrote:
>>
>> TiVo Institutes 1 Year Service Contracts
>> By Ed Oswald, BetaNews September 23, 2005, 2:56 PM
>> A recent change made to TiVo's customer agreement has opened up the
>> door to allow the company to institute service contracts. Although it
>> is unclear as to why the change has been made, TiVo has recently
>> endeavored to market the DVR service to new customers and contracts
>> would keep those users from canceling.
>>
>> According to the new service agreement, any TiVo activated after
>> September 6 will require a 12-month commitment. Those who cancel
>> before the end of their contract, or have their contracts terminated
>> by TiVo, will be forced to pay a $150 early termination fee.
>>
>> full story at:
>> <http://www.betanews.com/article/TiVo_Institutes_1_Year_...;
>
> Isn't this just applicable to units w/ the $150 rebate? Seems to me it's
> just Tivo requiring 1 yr of service in order for you to keep your rebate.
> Seems reasonable to me.
>
> Randy S.

I hate the cell phone provider business model.

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In article <11jc8ojknbqh11b@news.supernews.com>,
Scott Peterson <scottp4.removethistoreply@mindspring.com> wrote:

> TiVo Institutes 1 Year Service Contracts
> By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
> September 23, 2005, 2:56 PM
> A recent change made to TiVo's customer agreement has opened up the
> door to allow the company to institute service contracts. Although it
> is unclear as to why the change has been made, TiVo has recently
> endeavored to market the DVR service to new customers and contracts
> would keep those users from canceling.
>
> According to the new service agreement, any TiVo activated after
> September 6 will require a 12-month commitment. Those who cancel
> before the end of their contract, or have their contracts terminated
> by TiVo, will be forced to pay a $150 early termination fee.
>
> full story at:
> <http://www.betanews.com/article/TiVo_Institutes_1_Year_...
> 501776>

Makes sense if the units are now free or only $50 after rebate

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Scott Peterson <scottp4.removethistoreply@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:11jc8ojknbqh11b@news.supernews.com:

> TiVo Institutes 1 Year Service Contracts

Last month called, they want their story back.

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