Having Trouble With Your CableCARD Enabled TiVo DVR? Call TiVo’s CableCARD hotline

The WeaKnees blog recently alerted me to the fact that TiVo has a “CableCARD hotline”.  The hotline is available Monday-Sunday from 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM Pacific.  According to TiVo’s website, the hotline is answered by TiVo support representatives who have been trained on how to troubleshoot CableCARD issues.

We have set up a hotline to [...]

TiVo Guide “To be announced”, Now That’s What I Call Customer Service!

Recently I went ahead and added my local Fox affiliate (33-1) to my Series 3 as a new OTA (over the air) channel. Right away, I noticed that my TiVo didn’t have guide data for Fox 33-1. Instead, my S3 would display “To be announced” whenever I accessed the guide data for this channel.

After doing [...]

Be Careful If You Buy A Used TiVo

Dave Zatz recently sent me a link to a post on TiVoCommunity in which the author (lessd) talks about why you should be cautious about buying a used TiVo. According to lessd, a friend of his (I assume Les is a guys name) purchased a used TiVo at a yard sale only to find [...]

How To Get Two CableCARDs For A Series 3 TiVo (Part 3)

On June 12th I blogged about how my Series 3 TiVo was making a lot of noise and how it had me worried. Well, after receiving several great comments, I decided to call TiVo in order to see if I could get a replacement. Getting a replacement S3 was surprisingly easy. The [...]

Mostly Muppet Thinks That TiVo Customer Service Rocks!

Yet another person thinks that TiVo customer service is great…..

Long story short: I’m sticking with TiVo for a while. They’ve treated me right and I totally adore their product, so I’m pretty much a complete mouthpiece for their service.

I wrote about my experience with TiVo customer service back in December.