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To: lml who wrote (7774)	7/26/2000 11:44:04 PM
From: DukeCrow	Respond to of 12823

And I think if you tried to end-run the TiVo set-up model by unplugging your phone line in order to prevent the data from being uploaded to the company's DB server, I'm sure you would get some kind of feedback from your DBS provider. I was just saying that after one cancels their TiVo service they could unplug the box from the phone line just to ensure nothing surreptitious was going on. Either you use the TiVo to record programming & offer to TiVo your viewing habits, or you don't use TiVo at all. Exactly. I think the DBS receiver would still be functional even with the TiVo feature turned off. I think we simply have different views on this. Neither one of us is right. This is a personal choice. Ali

To: lml who wrote (7774)	7/27/2000 1:23:59 AM
From: DukeCrow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

I do this now with a splitter. That can't be done with DBS (unless you have dual LNBs or a multi-switch) due to the way the LNB "tunes" into the satellite transponders. Also, you would need a separate run of cable from the multi-switch or dual LNBs for each tuner. NTSC tuners are built into virtually everything, and many televisions have dual NTSC tuners. No televisions that I know of have a built in DBS tuner (DirecTV or Dish), except for some new HDTV televisions which include an integrated DirecTV HD tuner. Ali