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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. Renew your library card by ewg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Here's a thought: eBay your TiVo and then go renew your library card.

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  2. Tivo folks are bastards by greg_barton · · Score: 0, Troll

    I bought a tivo for my mom. I was supposed to get a $150 rebate on the pvr if I bought a year's subscription. After all was said and done they said the rebate request didn't get in on time. I sent it in one month before the deadline.

    Bastards.

    I was thinking of getting one for myself. Even though a MythTV setup could be more expensive (and definately harder to set up) that's what I'm going to do. They've lost my business.