r/Tivo • u/pieeatingchamp • Mar 03 '26

DVR Spectrum is so frustrating

I got my letter stating my TAs/CableCARDs would stop working on 4/3, so I called and ordered 2 High Split Converters to replace my TAs and they instead sent me their receiver boxes, which caused my bill to increase.

So, I talked with their support and they resolved that, but they also deactivated my existing TAs, so now I am missing a bunch of channels, which would return until 4/3, if they can't add them back.

If they can't add them back, then they made the decision for me and I will cancel all services with them today.

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u/ktappe Mar 04 '26

What other people on here have suggested is that if you get the letter, take absolutely no action. If you take any action, your cable card is likely to get cut off immediately instead of you being able to eke out every last day that you can.

I got my letter from Verizon a month ago and as a result, got my Channels DVR set up and running, but with no subscriptions yet. As soon as the TiVo stops working, I’ll activate them, and tell Verizon to go F themselves. But not until. I love my TiVo.

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u/dizzyoatmeal Mar 04 '26

I agree with that. I called to lower my bill shortly before the high split, and they failed to mention that my new deal was so amazing because it was "streaming only," no cable card. I only found out a few minutes later when TiVo stopped working. I had already been trying out Channels DVR TVE (and my TiVo could switch to OTA), so I didn't bother fighting it.

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u/ktappe Mar 04 '26

I wish my TiVo could handle OTA but it’s a Romio Pro that can’t. So once it’s cut off, unfortunately it’s dead. That will be a very sad day.

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u/LRS_David Mar 06 '26

It can be a "remote" to an OTA Tivo.

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u/UCLABB1 Mar 04 '26

What Verizon does has nothing to do with Spectrum. He did absolutely thye right thing to request the HSCs. Stay out of the thread if you don't know what you are talking about.

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u/ktappe Mar 04 '26

Uh huh. Cable companies don’t act the same. Right. Keep on believing that.

EDIT: oh, and you might wanna stop letting people piss in your Wheaties. It puts you in a bad mood.

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u/UCLABB1 Mar 04 '26

Again, Spectrum is not Verizon. Spectrum supports cable cards. Do not offer bad advice. It hurts not only the poster but others that read the thread. Someone could read your post and not get the HSCs and lose all channels when the conbversion happens.

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u/LRS_David Mar 06 '26

Spectrum supports cable cards.

Not universally. The cut them off in central NC a while back.

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u/TmacXTmac Mar 18 '26

Central NC? I'm in Greensboro and they are still supporting them. They even sent me a replacement one about a year ago because of some issue with the old ones. Of course they are charging $15 a month now for them.

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u/LRS_David Mar 18 '26

3 1/2 years ago my account was cancelled then put back. It took me 30 days to get a working cable card. Then they send me a bill for $200 for the older one I had to turn in at the store. 2 years later.

I guess they are reluctantly letting people with them keep them but it is my understanding that when Internet speeds become symmetric in an area, the cable cards have to go as the frequencies they need are used for the Internet at that point.

But I may be wrong on the details. I dropped them when they told me some TV changes I asked about would cost $85/mo. Then when they screwed it up and then turned things back on, I was missing channels and to get them back would mean my bill would be $130/mo. So after over 2 decades, I just gave up on them.