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Well, this explains the quality of DirecTV support personnel. Perhaps
you should look for a job in the food service industry where your lack of
skill won't be as obvious.

"hard69rock" <hard69rock@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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As I do this for a living I am completely confident as to my previous
statement. The DirecTV TiVO makes a call every day @ 2 am for it's
updates. Regular software programs do come in from the satellite, but
without a phone line- it will stop functioning.

Can I use DirecTV TiVO in my motorhome. While it would not be connected to
a phone line all of the time I could connect it every now and then to
receive any updates.

Don

Can I use DirecTV TiVO in my motorhome. While it would not be connected to
a phone line all of the time I could connect it every now and then to
receive any updates.

Jeff Rife wrote:hard69rock (hard69rock@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid) wrote in rec.video.satellite.dbs:

As I do this for a living I am completely confident as to my previous
statement.

Well, this explains the quality of DirecTV support personnel. Perhaps
you should look for a job in the food service industry where your lack of
skill won't be as obvious.

I'll overlook the childish attempt at flaming.
Ten years in this field and I run into a (lousy) comedian when trying
to help someone.

Can I use DirecTV TiVO in my motorhome. While it would not be connected
to
a phone line all of the time I could connect it every now and then to
receive any updates.

Yes, it can. Are you using a dual lnb in your motorhome? Is it an
auto-pointer dish?

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-slunky

slunky wrote:_/At 2005-11-30, hard69rock <hard69rock@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote\_

As I do this for a living I am completely confident as to my previous
statement. The DirecTV TiVO makes a call every day @ 2 am for it's
updates. Regular software programs do come in from the satellite, but
without a phone line- it will stop functioning.

As I do DBS for a living too, but probably have a higher position, I am
confident that the DTivos don't need a phoneline other than for the
initial call and downloading showcases. How do I know this? I do it
myself. There's a nag screen, which can be disabled, but without a
phoneline you have full functionality.

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-slunky

UCLAN wrote:hard69rock wrote:

I'll overlook the childish attempt at flaming.
Ten years in this field and I run into a (lousy) comedian when trying
to help someone.

None of which changes the fact that you were wrong.

None of which changes the fact that you were
wrong.[/quote:ecd027dbda]

No, I am right. You cannot convince me otherwise. We are talking
apples and oranges, look at the original statement.

hard69rock wrote:

None of which changes the fact that you were
wrong.[/quote:ecd027dbda]

No, I am right. You cannot convince me otherwise. We are talking
apples and oranges, look at the original statement.

From Message-ID: <l_-dnUO6Qvxg9hDeRVn_vQ@giganews.com>:

"The DirecTV TiVO makes a call every day @ 2 am for it's
updates. Regular software programs do come in from the satellite, but
without a phone line- it will stop functioning."

This statement is plain wrong. Incontrovertible.

"UCLAN" <nomail@thanks.org> wrote in message
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hard69rock wrote:

None of which changes the fact that you were
wrong.[/quote:ecd027dbda]

No, I am right. You cannot convince me otherwise. We are talking
apples and oranges, look at the original statement.

From Message-ID: <l_-dnUO6Qvxg9hDeRVn_vQ@giganews.com>:

"The DirecTV TiVO makes a call every day @ 2 am for it's
updates. Regular software programs do come in from the satellite, but
without a phone line- it will stop functioning."

This statement is plain wrong. Incontrovertible.

I'll second that as a long time DTivo user. That statement is just plain
wrong. hard69rock - better get your facts straight. Try putting one of
these devices in yourself and see what happens.

I have the Vonage logs to prove that it does not make a call everyday at
2:00. I also have unplugged for extended periods of time. There is a nag
screen, but the unit is not disabled. I think there was once a time that
the unit would be disabled if it didn't make a call for 30 days, but that is
no longer true.

There are folks on the TiVO forum at