Switching cards to make call.

I have two Tivos but one has a bad modem and cannot make the call. Can I
pull the card out and put it in the other Tivo, make a call and then
replace it in the original machine?

If that doesn't work I will probably forget about making the call on the
first machine. I don't order PPV and using an external modem or getting the
unit fixed seems like a negative return.

grinder wrote:

I have two Tivos but one has a bad modem and cannot make the call. Can I
pull the card out and put it in the other Tivo, make a call and then
replace it in the original machine?

The modem in a TiVo is not a removeable PCI card. Instead, the modem
hardware is soldered to the motherboard. The modem can be repaired:
http://www.9thtee.com/tivomodemrepair.htm

-Joe

you can also add an external modem and connect it to the serial port. see
this long thread. it is no big deal to get going.
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb...threadid=66115

What card are you referring to? There is no modem card in a TiVo.

If the "card" is the DirecTV access card in your DirecTV DVR, that card
won't work in another DVR. Call DirecTV and see if you can get a new DVR
for a good price.

I have two Tivos but one has a bad modem and cannot make the call. Can
I pull the card out and put it in the other Tivo, make a call and then
replace it in the original machine?

If that doesn't work I will probably forget about making the call on the
first machine. I don't order PPV and using an external modem or getting
the unit fixed seems like a negative return.