2007-03-22 15:15:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TiVO & DVRs
Hi Lubie,
You have to connect by phone or by Internet. TiVo must be connected.
It won't tie up your phone at all. If you don't have a wired phone hook it to your Internet.
Norm
2007-03-22 15:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can absolutely do this. I don't have a phone jack nearby my TiVo and therefore decided to see how long I could run TiVo before being shutdown without local programming or lacking a guide. I have yet to experience this! It's been 1 year now without the phone line connected to the TiVo box.
One drawback however, is that you get new messages everyday that you haven't made a call. You just need to clear this and you're ready to watch TiVo and still have all the Season's Pass settings intact.
2007-03-23 09:23:33 · answer #2 · answered by HDMadman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to norm, who is completely right, is that you need a phone line or network connection to sync up the TV guide and subscription information. Without it, it would be impossible for the Tivo know when and what channel to record a program.
2007-03-22 16:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋