Re:TiVo won't die -- but it should. (Score 1)

The modems are fine. Pardon my language, but buy a damn surge protector. One that protects the phone line! I work for an ISP, and I deal with modems that get blown out by lightning strikes all the time. The TiVo has a modem too, so the same applies. The difference is that on a TiVo, the modem is on the mainboard, and not in a slot. Sometimes this can cause more damage than just replacing a modem chip. My girlfriend's TiVo (yes. she got it because I got one, which I got because a friend got one, etc..) got hit pretty hard. Took out the whole mainboard. I've got pictures of blown chips. We mailed it in, and for $124, (regardless of problem) TiVo repaired it. this is a bargain. I've got no problems with TiVo at all.