Comcast Actively Marketing TiVo Software

[zonereyrie]

Comcast subscriberOops, correction, he's not a subscriber he just lives in their territory. Peter Ting of Dover, MA recently received a flier from Comcast in the mail promoting the TiVo DVR software. He was kind enough to scan it and send it to me. I did a little trimming and resizing. Click on the images for larger versions.

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[mat_t]

Functionality-wise, what's the difference between using a regular TivoHD and the Comcast box? Aside from the lack of need for a tuning adapter anyway. I'm guessing less of the online connectivity stuff? If you had 2 Comcast boxes, do they still do multi-room viewing and Tivo Desktop?

[zonereyrie]

Less as in none - there is no network connectivity at all. No MRV, no TiVo Desktop, nada.

[mat_t]

I was afraid that was the case. Well, just means there's no reason to wait for it to come to my area then. Thanks for the info :)

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[pabell]

That answers my question about Comcast's newly instituted 250GB limit. I guess with no Network Connectivity its a non issue.

I am a Comcast customer and I expect to get a call because of the Amazon unboxed movies Ive download. but that is for a different forum

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[davisfreeberg]

I'm glad to see them marketing the service, but would feel even better if they were sending letters to their current subscribers instead of just people who don't already have Comcast.

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[ladyluna]

I'm stuck with Comcast because it's the only cable company I can get at my address, and we're not suppose to have satellites, etc. at the apartment. I bought a TiVo for the simple fact that I don't want to be tied to Comcast if anybody else moves into the area.

You get a nice little deal for a few months, and then the price goes sky high. You don't get any of the special offers if you're already a subscriber, which is why they're only sending it to those that dont' have it. We were able to finagle our way into 99 dollars a month (with taxes) for cable/internet. We don't even have a landline.

Plus, I'm sure Comcast will stick "rental fees" on the box itself in addition to charges.

Re: $99 a month? - slightly off topic

[pabell]

What market are you in? I am in NJ and pay $62.19 that includes just Internet. I have Dish Network because in my Market Comcast was $99 for basic

Re: $99 a month? - slightly off topic

[ladyluna]

Minneapolis. Internet and Digital Cable should be about 130, but we talked it down to 99. When you first join you can get a year here of 99 for phone, cable, and internet.