Who Gets Called?
 

I have a DTV HD Tivo PVR. It is set up to call Tivo whenever it feels
like it. If I were to order PPV from Directv, would it call the same
number to report the transaction, or whould it attempt to call a
Directv 800 number?

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I have a DTV HD Tivo PVR. It is set up to call Tivo whenever it feels
like it. If I were to order PPV from Directv, would it call the same
number to report the transaction, or whould it attempt to call a
Directv 800 number?

You are misinformed. A DirecTv TiVo never calls TiVo, it only calls
DirecTv; It gets program updates from the satellite ~2:00 AM

You are misinformed. A DirecTv TiVo never calls TiVo, it only calls
DirecTv; It gets program updates from the satellite ~2:00 AM

Jack, what happens if I get a DirecTivo and never plug it into a phone
line? I presume I can't order pay-per-view directly (though I believe I
could from the website), but would it activate and otherwise work
normally? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the device w/out a
landline (which I do not have).

Randy S.

Jack Zwick ) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
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wrote:

I have a DTV HD Tivo PVR. It is set up to call Tivo whenever it feels
like it. If I were to order PPV from Directv, would it call the same
number to report the transaction, or whould it attempt to call a
Directv 800 number?

You are misinformed. A DirecTv TiVo never calls TiVo, it only calls
DirecTv;

No, he's quite right.

A DirecTiVo calls TiVo servers to report anonymous viewing stats.
Depending on the model and software version, it does this call anywhere
from every day to about every 2 weeks.

The DirecTiVo calls a DirecTV to report PPV purchases about once a month.

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Randy S. ) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
You are misinformed. A DirecTv TiVo never calls TiVo, it only calls
DirecTv; It gets program updates from the satellite ~2:00 AM

Jack, what happens if I get a DirecTivo and never plug it into a phone
line?

You can't do initial setup. The software version that is shipped with
the DirecTiVos can't get software updates from the satellite.

I presume I can't order pay-per-view directly (though I believe I
could from the website), but would it activate and otherwise work
normally? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the device w/out a
landline (which I do not have).

You have to have a landline to do initial setup, but, after that, you
don't need one. If you order PPV on the DirecTV website, the authorization
comes over the satellite, and the billing is done directly, instead of
having your unit notify DirecTV that a PPV was ordered.

Note that the TiVo software will complain if it can't phone home to send
anonymous viewing data, but it takes about two months before it starts.

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Sorry to hijack this thread, only a couple more questions!

Jack, what happens if I get a DirecTivo and never plug it into a phone
line?


You can't do initial setup. The software version that is shipped with
the DirecTiVos can't get software updates from the satellite.


Ok, can I do the initial setup from any phone line, or does it have to
be the one I order the service from? In other words, if I give them my
cell phone number when I sign up for the service, can I take it into my
office to set it up the first time, then take it home and use it
unplugged (from the phone line) from then on?


I presume I can't order pay-per-view directly (though I believe I
could from the website), but would it activate and otherwise work
normally? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the device w/out a
landline (which I do not have).


You have to have a landline to do initial setup, but, after that, you
don't need one. If you order PPV on the DirecTV website, the authorization
comes over the satellite, and the billing is done directly, instead of
having your unit notify DirecTV that a PPV was ordered.

Note that the TiVo software will complain if it can't phone home to send
anonymous viewing data, but it takes about two months before it starts.

I presume it's a pretty innocous error message? Are there any other
things to watch out for if I want to sign up for Directivo service w/out
a home landline?

Thanks for the info!

Randy S.

This is false. DirecTiVos still make a daily call to TiVo, they just
don't use the daily call for programming.

"Jack Zwick" wrote in message
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In article ,
wrote:

I have a DTV HD Tivo PVR. It is set up to call Tivo whenever it feels
like it. If I were to order PPV from Directv, would it call the same
number to report the transaction, or whould it attempt to call a
Directv 800 number?

You are misinformed. A DirecTv TiVo never calls TiVo, it only calls
DirecTv; It gets program updates from the satellite ~2:00 AM

For the initial setup, you will need a phone or network connection and
you will need a satellite feed. Ever after that, you can live with only the
satellite feed. I'm not certain, but I don't believe you can get all the
way through the initial setup without both the satellite feed and either a
network or phone connection.

"Randy S." wrote in message
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Sorry to hijack this thread, only a couple more questions!

Jack, what happens if I get a DirecTivo and never plug it into a phone
line?


You can't do initial setup. The software version that is shipped with
the DirecTiVos can't get software updates from the satellite.


Ok, can I do the initial setup from any phone line, or does it have to be
the one I order the service from? In other words, if I give them my cell
phone number when I sign up for the service, can I take it into my office
to set it up the first time, then take it home and use it unplugged (from
the phone line) from then on?


I presume I can't order pay-per-view directly (though I believe I
could from the website), but would it activate and otherwise work
normally? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the device w/out a
landline (which I do not have).


You have to have a landline to do initial setup, but, after that, you
don't need one. If you order PPV on the DirecTV website, the
authorization
comes over the satellite, and the billing is done directly, instead of
having your unit notify DirecTV that a PPV was ordered.

Note that the TiVo software will complain if it can't phone home to send
anonymous viewing data, but it takes about two months before it starts.

I presume it's a pretty innocous error message? Are there any other
things to watch out for if I want to sign up for Directivo service w/out a
home landline?

Thanks for the info!

Randy S.

Leslie A Rhorer wrote:
For the initial setup, you will need a phone or network connection and
you will need a satellite feed. Ever after that, you can live with only the
satellite feed. I'm not certain, but I don't believe you can get all the
way through the initial setup without both the satellite feed and either a
network or phone connection.


So, maybe I can borrow my neighbors line for the initial call? I can
easily dig up 100' of 2 pair phone line ;-).

Randy S.