Thanks to John (a.k.a Mr. Tangent), I placed my order today for a free Series 3 TiVo! That’s right, John as well as several other TiVoBlog readers have been kind enough to give me enough referrals for a free Series 3 TiVo. In fact, since October 2004, I’ve referred 22 people via the TiVo Rewards program.
Back in Oct. 2006 when TiVo added the Series 3 TiVo to their rewards program, I thought it was nearly impossible for me to ever get enough referrals for the Series 3.
Obviously, I’m very excited to get this DVR. I look forward to being able to record HD OTA as well as being able to get rid of my Time Warner DVR. I plan on keeping my Series 2 and using it mainly for transferring shows to my iPod. I also plan on using my Series 2 for my son’s TV shows. The Series 3 will be used mainly for HD content as well as an occasional standard def program. As soon as my Series 3 arrives I’ll be sure to let everybody know. Stay tuned for more information. TiVo said that it could take up to 10 weeks for me to get my Series 3. I really hope it doesn’t take that long….
That’s great! Congrats!
Congrats! The S3 is awesome, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Alex,
Can you report your experience with cable card support with TW? The former Adelphia people there have trouble finding information on what channels can be received via cable card. The standard answer seems to be “get a box instead to get HD”.
Doug
Hey, this is John (aka Mr. Tangent)… I’m very happy you finally got enough referrals! It’s the least we can do for your offering this great resource to the larger TiVo community. Hope you enjoy it! I’m sure you will. Now both of us have new Series 3 TiVos (unfortunately I had to pay for mine
). Yay! 
I will def’n report back. As you know, TWC in my area isn’t the easiest to work with. I really don’t expect it to be easy….
Did you take advantage of the $200 rebate or did you pay full price?
PLEASE let us know how long it took to get your S3. I’m ordering mine next month. 74,264 points so far…
Actually I bought it from amazon.com for $600 (little bit over, think it was $606 or something), and had $50 in gift certificates, and then got the $200 rebate so I got mine for only $350!!! Schawwwwing!
Congrats! Will do.
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Congrats! Your readers are more generous than mine…
Enjoy the S3.
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