How do I keep cable companies from outsourcing my TiVo?
I think you can use the Swap button with the Mot boxes to get around that dual tuner problem, although the most up to date software should give you the option as well (as well as mucking with the Mute-while-off behavior). But good lord do they suck, and god help you if you ever have to call your cable provider if they’re anything like Comcast.
There’s also the non-tivo related issue of the switch – cable company pricing is often crappier with a sketchier selection. Comparing price is often difficult because unlike a DTV bill which comes in with the lines PRICE, TAX, and TOTAL you also get a bazillion little lines for various local taxes and fees on a cable bill. Personally I despise paying those little bits of extortion and love the simplicity of sat pricing, even beyond the fact that I’ve never dealt with a cable company that didn’t have crap customer service and a total fuck-you-we’re-a-monopoly attitude.
