Comments on: More updates on TiVo’s pricing http://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: stile99http://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 stile99 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:30:16 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/#comment-1168 I had no plans to purchase lifetime. Obviously, it would have been a good buy on my Series 1. I got the Series 2 about a year ago, so it probably would have been a good buy for this as well. However, I enjoy the freedom monthly gives me...I can swap boxes whenever I feel like it.Then I did a bit of math. I currently pay $12.95/month.If I prepaid 12 months at $155, that would be $12.92. If I prepaid 24 months at $299, that would be $12.46. And if I went with the 36 month prepaid option, we finally see some savings...that would be $11.08 a month.While I'm sure I would be able to transfer the three-year plan to another box, I went ahead and jumped onto lifetime at the last minute just to hedge my bets. While $12.95/month isn't going anywhere right now, I imagine it better be shopping for suitcases soon, cause it's taking a trip.I just hope the bloody box doesn't croak tomorrow...it would be at LEAST two weeks before I even had a chance to take a look at it. I had no plans to purchase lifetime. Obviously, it would have been a good buy on my Series 1. I got the Series 2 about a year ago, so it probably would have been a good buy for this as well. However, I enjoy the freedom monthly gives me…I can swap boxes whenever I feel like it.

Then I did a bit of math. I currently pay $12.95/month.

If I prepaid 12 months at $155, that would be $12.92. If I prepaid 24 months at $299, that would be $12.46. And if I went with the 36 month prepaid option, we finally see some savings…that would be $11.08 a month.

While I’m sure I would be able to transfer the three-year plan to another box, I went ahead and jumped onto lifetime at the last minute just to hedge my bets. While $12.95/month isn’t going anywhere right now, I imagine it better be shopping for suitcases soon, cause it’s taking a trip.

I just hope the bloody box doesn’t croak tomorrow…it would be at LEAST two weeks before I even had a chance to take a look at it.

]]> By: megazonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 megazone Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:20:07 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/#comment-1167 Since I've had lifetime on all of my units, I don't know how monthly billing is handled. Since I’ve had lifetime on all of my units, I don’t know how monthly billing is handled.

]]> By: buranhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 buran Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/#comment-1166 Good point. I'll check there. Good point. I’ll check there.

]]> By: tmesserhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 tmesser Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:52:40 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/#comment-1165 They bill me automatically every 30 days from the day I activated. You can see your billing date under "View billing history" in Manage My Account. They bill me automatically every 30 days from the day I activated. You can see your billing date under “View billing history” in Manage My Account.

]]> By: buranhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 buran Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:21:40 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2006/03/14/more-updates-on-tivos-pricing/#comment-1164 Ouch, they want the same price for two years that I paid last week for never getting a bill again! (I shall have to watch closely to see that they do stop billing. Is there a particular date on which they normally bill?) Ouch, they want the same price for two years that I paid last week for never getting a bill again! (I shall have to watch closely to see that they do stop billing. Is there a particular date on which they normally bill?)

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