Tivo without a phone
 

Is it possible for me to have tivo without a phone line? Anyone done it? info please

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I don't think you can.

My phone line got unplugged going into it and it came up with a thing telling me that I needed to plug in the phone line in order to update the guide information.

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Does TIVO play well with cable boxes? I've heard you need to use an IR blaster some times.

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You can run a series 2 tivo through an ethernet connection, but you still need a phoneline for the initial setup. You can do that at a friend's house though, it is a one time thing.

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Yeah, I think it's more for setup than for any functional purpose. The line that was hooked up to my (DirecTV) Tivo shorted out long ago, and I have had no problems. I get an error message each day saying it needs to make a daily call soon, but those are just words. My guide works, I can order PPV, etc...

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You can run a series 2 tivo through an ethernet connection, but you still need a phoneline for the initial setup. You can do that at a friend's house though, it is a one time thing.

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thank you

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I moved my TV and forgot to run a new phone line to it.

There's been a few glitches, but other than getting that annoying message every 24 hours, nothing wrong with the service.

Tivo uses the phone line for billing purposes, etc., not to update the tv guide listing...that's updated through the cable.

It's been about 270 days since I last had the phone line plugged in according to the warning screen I get when I turn on the tv.

You do obviously need it for the initial setup though.

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Does TIVO play well with cable boxes? I've heard you need to use an IR blaster some times.

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Newer and older comcast boxes have serial ports. The rest use IR, which has never worked 100% of the time for me.

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I got a DVR from my cable company, Moxi and am very happy with it. Runs without a phone line. Check with your cable company to see if they offer DVR services

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I got a DVR from my cable company, Moxi and am very happy with it. Runs without a phone line. Check with your cable company to see if they offer DVR services

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I can't give up the bweep-boop sounds of my tivo, or the brilliant and easy-to-use scheduling and season pass features. I don't think any other DVR even comes close, and thats what I pay Tivo for.

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