what happens to my subscription to HBO when I lose my cable box?
1037427
You just have to give a call to your cable company and ask them for a "Cable Card", and in some cases a "tuning adapter". The cable card looks like an old PCMCIA card and inserts just one way into the back of your new Tivo. It costs a couple of bucks per month from the cable company, but well worth it to add the additional functionality and interface enhancements that you get with Tivo.
1037428
The TIVO has to have a cable card, so if your subscription to HBO is active with your cable company (not dish) then HBO can be watched and recorded. You would not be able to watch on demand channels. I hope this helps.
1037429
You will need a M -card. It replaces your cable box for unscrambling the cable signal. You need to get it from your cable company.
1037430
I don't know for sure. It should work fine with TIVO but your cable provider would know if anything else would be required, ie: a cable card for the TIVO box.
1037431
My cable company loaded equipment so I could receive any "restricted" channel I has before the new TiVo.
1037432
Assuming like the answers below that you are continuing your cable subscription, absolutely nothing as long as you have the card from your cable provider. If however, you drop your cable and hook up to an antenna or a streaming device, you will be unable to get most of HBO unless someone in your family has an "HBO To Go," account. This account can currently only be obtained through one of the major providers such as Comcast, Direct TV, ATT, etc.. Hopefully in the future we will be able to pressure HBO to provide their own streaming channel or at least access through another provider such a Vudu, etc. Assuming like the answers below that you are continuing your cable subscription, absolutely nothing as long as you have the card from your cable provider. If however, you drop your cable and hook up to an antenna or a streaming device, you will be unable to get most of HBO unless someone in your family has an "HBO To Go," account. This account can currently only be obtained through one of the major providers such as Comcast, Direct TV, ATT, etc.. Hopefully in the future we will be able to pressure HBO to provide their own streaming channel or at least access through another... » Read More Assuming like the answers below that you are continuing your cable subscription, absolutely nothing as long as you have the card from your cable provider. If however, you drop your cable and hook up to an antenna or a streaming device, you will be unable to get most of HBO unless someone in your family has an "HBO To Go," account. This account can currently only be obtained through one of the major providers such as Comcast, Direct TV, ATT, etc.. Hopefully in the future we will be able to pressure HBO to provide their own streaming channel or at least access through another provider such a Vudu, etc. « Show Less
1037433
Cable company will rent you an M-Card for about $1.99 per month and by FCC rules they must provide you a Tuning Adapter for free. Tuning adapter decrypts cable shows. M-Card allows Tivo to "see" all channels you pay for, HBO if youe are subscribed. Initial setup of M-Card and Tuning Adapter can be problematic but once "paired" correctly they should work without issue.
1037434
Hi Gymbrew. Nothing will happen to ANY subscription you have with your cable company. The box will be set up according to the channel line-up you currently have. You will need to get a a cable card from your company tho. Hope this this helps. I've had a Tivo since their first one, a little 15-hr. I now have the HD premier; my next-and last- one will be their new HD 4-receiver. You're gonna LOVE it!! Don
136517
I am desperate to reduce my monthly expenditures and I think Roku may be a great option for a cable service replacement. However, I'm a still a bit foggy on the specifics of it. When I turn the TV on, it's not going to be a just an array of channels like I have now but the channels that I "subscribe" to, correct? And I won't be able to watch live TV for news, awards shows, etc.?
746097
I stream using my Cox sign in everything, sounds like the connection is not good, the large end is very hard to get positioned so everything will work, had to play with it until it worked, bur espn and everything else seemed to work, I did not have HBO so can only say that I think is should work.
2104761
You will be able to replace the set top box/DVR from Comcast. You'll need some way to connect the TiVo box to the Internet, either a phone line or connect to your high speed network (recommended). I bought a TiVo wireless network card and hooked it up to my TiVo.
2185801
No, this unit only works on existing cable services. It basically would replace the set top box that the cable company would rent you.
824375
Sounds like that's the cable box. My bf's box goes out all the time. The cable company should swap it out free of charge.
1536317
If you have wifi, you can stream netflix and amazon prime. If you keep HBO you can also stream HBOGO.
1772560
You contact Tivo and pay them. You will also have to contact your cable provider to get a cable card installed into the TIVO after you get it. Call TIVO and they will tell you all you need to know. They were very helpful and no wait time to talk to someone.
1260849
no-i had to send mine back and bought what was recommended at Best Buy. That is the internet service I have and time warner is particular because they want you to rent their box which is probably cheaper:)
1383763
You need to rent the cable/dish card to see TV on your computer. You will see the channels you pay your service provider. That is if you do not pay for HBO you will not see HBO. The cable card cost me about a dollar a month.
1160007
I got an email today saying they canceled it and it was no longer offered as a subscribe and save option. Not a happy panda
1398618
no. you would have to down load HBO Go to the device, it doesn't come with the unit. Have had no issues with this PLAYER. Especially when paired with a vizio tv.
802877
Hi. Unfortunately no. The subscription is expired and the initial one seemed to be for only a few months. Thanks for your question because I forgot to explain this.
922997
Hi D. I'm still using the card and loving it. There are the occasional strange issues, but overall it's a much better solution than the cable box.1) I have the card and no cable box. As far as I know they are required to send you the card in the mail by federal law these days. 2) you do have to pay for the card, but I think it's only a few dollars per month. I think I do pay the HD fees but I'm not sure. Part of my bill is handled through my condo assoc.As I recall, setup was a pain, and their installers aren't particularly helpful. Hope this helps!
62212
It replaces the cable box that you have hooked up to the cable going into the tv. However, it does not give you all the channels that a cable box does, it only gives you the locals like fox, nbc, cbs. These vary from city to city so you may have more than other people in other towns.
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Yes u will be able to access it with ur roku. Roku doesnt provide the seevice free it just allows you to stream it from the roku to ur tv. You will need all of your subscriptions.
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I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account, they said no, it would cost double. This was back in 2011 that I tried that. I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account,... » Read More I tried to take my DVR box which was full of movies up to my boyfriend's cottage three hours north of where my service and dish are. I couldn't get it to work. I called Direct TV about this, telling them exactly that I want to watch my recorded movies on a tv and they had no answers but instead kept transferring me until the phone disconnected. I finally got a tech to admit to me, and he didn't want to, that the dish and the box are connected to work together and I would never be able to get the box to work without a working dish. I asked if we could have two locations on the same account, they said no, it would cost double. This was back in 2011 that I tried that. « Show Less