Comment Does it work "un-plugged?" (Score 2) 165
For recording, TiVo works much like a regular VCR if you disconnect the phone line. You tell it the time, channel, and quality, and it records a show. You will still have all the pause, frame-forward and back, fast-forward and back and slow motion features in live tv.
However, without dialing in, the box won't know what shows are coming on or when, so the shows won't be labeled and you won't have any information on them. And if the networks move the show, the box won't know.
I have heard of customers who plug the phone line in, get the data, and then un-plug for a while. The TiVo downloads 14 days in advance, so the occasional download works well for people with RVs and shortage of phonelines.
Hope this answers your question.
Richard Bullwinkle
TiVo Webmaster
However, without dialing in, the box won't know what shows are coming on or when, so the shows won't be labeled and you won't have any information on them. And if the networks move the show, the box won't know.
I have heard of customers who plug the phone line in, get the data, and then un-plug for a while. The TiVo downloads 14 days in advance, so the occasional download works well for people with RVs and shortage of phonelines.
Hope this answers your question.
Richard Bullwinkle
TiVo Webmaster
