I thought TiVo offers two flavors of service now...the free one that will let you get some listings, but doesn't offer season pass, wishlists, and all that, and their normal pay service that lets you use those features. You can use TiVo without any TiVo service. It will work just like a VCR...you can set manual recordings and all that. It used to be that it would only tell you what time and date it recorded without TiVo service though, but I think they changed that with the new free service. On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:44:47 -0600, Sam MacDonald <smac at visi.com> wrote: > My wife won a Tivo that can record 40 hours of TV, my first reaction was > "So who wants to watch TV". > I like books, researching, and learning, without cable there is not much > of anything worth staring at. > > I also found that I would have to sign up for a service that would cost > $13 every month or $300 for a life time. > LOLROF I can't imagine why I would pay either price! > > Question: > Has anyone been able to use this thing without the service? > Can I sign up and quit the service but still use the device? > Can the device be hacked so it can be used like a VCR for recording > (wife likes 24)? > or > Do I put it up for sale? > > Sam. > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005 > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://andy.zibnet.us A password is like your underwear; Change it frequently, don't share it with others, and don't ask to borrow someone else's.