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I just bought a TiVo. Do I need to activate service before I connect the eSATA drive?

April 26, 2017activate bought Connect drive eSATA service TiVo

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I just bought a TiVo. Do I need to activate service before I connect the eSATA drive?

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Credit to spike — the author of WinMFS — for this tip. On the TivoHD, you must have an active subscription before the “plug and play” drive expansion will work. On the discontinued TiVo Series3, you can connect an eSATA drive before you subscribe.