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TiVo to Drop Lifetime Service Plan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-lasts-forever dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "TiVo held their most recent analyst conference call today and on the call announced that they will be dropping their lifetime subscription option as well as offering three new monthly no upfront fee TiVo plans combining their box and service for one year, two year and three year commitments. Additionally they announced that their highly anticipated Series 3 HDTV standalone model with CableCARD support will not be available until after "mid year," a new retail partnership with Radio Shack and the fact that the company is in solid discussions with other cable operators for deals similar to their previously announced Comcast initiative."

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  1. Blogs by kevin_conaway · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Normally, I don't mind Slashdot linking to blogs, especially those that don't contain ads. However, usually when Slashdot links to a blog (which is usually commentary), they also link to a reputable news source. Blog links by themselves don't cut it.

    That said, what do folks think is going to happen to those of us that already have lifetime subscriptions?

  2. Hello people, he's not going to take it away. by deacon · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Since I don't mind losing 3 modpoints, I'll agree with you.

    I'll go further, and say that the fact your perfectly reasonable comment got modded -1 flamebait, and the violent reactionary snide bitterness you got in the other replies, reminds me of the reaction of heroin addicts (or smokers in the 1950s) when you suggest they might perhaps be "addicted".

    Funny how the mods and the replies have proved your point for you.

    Yes, I've been broadcast-TV free for about 10 years now.

    Most tenacious monkey I ever had on my back.