Comments | stalkyoulater: TIVO II: This Time Its Personal

stalkyoulater

TIVO II: This Time Its Personal

Mar 14, 2008 12:34

The TIVO Saga Continues:

I got the TIVO on Tuesday night. I got the wireless router on Wednesday. It is now Friday and still no TIVO. After 2 chats with TIVO support and 4 phone calls with my ISP I am still no closer to setting up the TIVO. I keep getting error messages like the DHCP server could not be located.

TIVO has told me to basically get ( Read more... )

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thepeopleseason March 14 2008, 18:18:40 UTC

When all else fails, use a phone line...

stalkyoulater March 14 2008, 18:25:27 UTC

Thats means I have to set up a phone line correct. I wasn't planning to have one since I really only use the cell. I can't just plug cords into the wall right?

thepeopleseason March 14 2008, 18:32:30 UTC

Ah. From things I've read, you need initially setup the TiVo on a phone line. Try taking it to a friend's house with a landline and trying it from there.

Once that's setup, you'll have some breathing room from which to connect to the apartment complex's wireless. Although, having to connect via username and password is not something I've had to do with the TiVo, so you might be SOL.

zonereyrie March 15 2008, 05:08:37 UTC

Nope, you haven't needed a phone line with TiVo for a couple of years now. You can set them up on the network.

zonereyrie March 15 2008, 05:11:21 UTC

Wait, you got a wireless router, or do you mean a WiFi USB adapter for the TiVo?

The username/password thing concerns me. It sounds like there is some proprietary login to get on their WiFi network, and the TiVo won't do that. If someone else in the apartment complex has TiVo working talking to them is probably the best route. It sounds like the ISP is atypical.