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15 Responses to “Video Of The Day: TiVo 30 Second Skip “Hack””

1. Candace says:

   1/1/2008 at 11:44 am

   And how do you put it back?

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2. Alex says:

   1/1/2008 at 12:52 pm

   I think the only way you can put it back is via a restart.

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3. MegaZone says:

   1/1/2008 at 11:55 pm

   You just re-enter the SPS30S code – it is a toggle. And in the latest software a restart does *not* reset it, it survives a reboot now.

   Same for SPS9S, SPS7S, SPSIRS, and such.

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   • Greg says:

     1/30/2009 at 1:49 am

     What does SPS9S, SPS7S, SPSIRS, do?
     Any other interesting customizations?

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4. johnbiehler.com » Skip commercials and listen to Podcasts on your TiVo says:

   1/3/2008 at 2:43 am

   [...] via the TiVo Blog [...]

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5. GigG says:

   1/3/2008 at 1:13 pm

   This is not a hack. It is an undocumented feature or at worst an easter egg. To call it a hack is giving the person that enables it WAY too much credit.

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6. Alex says:

   1/3/2008 at 8:51 pm

   GigG,
   Hence the reason why I put the work Hack in quotes. You’re right, it’s not really a hack.

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7. John says:

   10/17/2008 at 12:44 pm

   Any luck finding a 30 sec jump in the newer TiVo HD XL? SPS30S works with my old TiVo but not with my XL!

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8. MegaZone says:

   10/17/2008 at 2:13 pm

   SPS30S does work on the HD XL

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9. John says:

   11/24/2008 at 9:59 pm

   MegaZone,
   Your are right… SPS30S works on the XL! I must have done something wrong before. I tried 9 ways to Sunday to get it working and I was bombing out somehow. I saw your note tonight and tried it again (twice), and it worked the second time. Thanks!

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10. Alex says:

    11/24/2008 at 10:58 pm

    @John,
    Glad it worked for you. SPS30S can be a hard remote combination to get right. I’ve done it before where it didn’t work for me either.

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11. bob says:

    12/13/2008 at 6:10 pm

    Does it work on the Series 3? I can’t seem to get it.

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    • Alex says:

      12/13/2008 at 6:16 pm

      @bob,
      The 30 second skip hack does work on the Series 3.

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12. bob says:

    12/13/2008 at 9:12 pm

    Thanks Alex, Maybe the problem is with the code input on the remote. I’ll keep trying.

    I thought with the fall software update (last week) maybe it stopped working.

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13. Michael says:

    2/26/2009 at 2:18 pm

    I think you must make sure to be playing a pre-recorded program
    when you program the remote control with the SPS30S sequence..

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