[geeks] Professional. Do Not Attempt.

[Michael Parson]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 12:03:47PM -0400, Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 11:04:31AM -0500, Michael Parson wrote:
> > > And you can still sign up to get the TV schedules for them?
> > 
> > I guess so, mine still works.  I'm going to be getting a second one
> > soon, from a friend that is upgrading all his series 1 units to series 2
> > (you can pick up a 40 hour s2 unit for $50 right now, after a $150 MIR).
> > Guess I'll see what happens when I try and add it to my account.
> 
> People on ebay claim that machines with a lifetime account have the
> account transfer with the machine.  If they are telling the truth, that
> would be best for presents.

Lifetime accounts are tied to the machine, not to a person.  The only
time TiVo will transfer a lifetime account between machines is if it
fails and they have to replace the hardware.  If you buy a machine on
ebay with a lifetime subscription, you're good-to-go.

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org