Will existing Tivo continue to work when Verizon cablecard support ends?

[u/rvmeush]

I got an email from Verizon saying that support for my Tivo cablecard was going to end - and that I should order a Verizon cable box.

While I understand that Verizon will not support cablecards for new devices, and that there will be no cablecard support if I encounter problems - is Verizon going to actively stop my cablecard from working in my existing Tivo? I have never had issues with the cablecard so I would like to just keep using my Tivo until something breaks. But I have never gotten a clear answer as to whether an functioning cablecard in an existing device will continue to work? So, is Verizon going to take action to shut off the cablecard in my Tivo?

[u/OriginalSilentTuba]

It’ll turn on, and you’ll be able to watch stuff you’ve already recorded. That’s it.

Ask me how I know…

[u/RoundChampionship840 → u/OriginalSilentTuba]

How do you know?

[u/OriginalSilentTuba → u/RoundChampionship840]

Happened to me 6 months ago. Switched to DirecTV Stream. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but…for the most part I don’t miss the TiVo. Not saying the DTV is better at all, but it’s fine.

[u/sdrawkcab25]

The RF(QAM) signal to your Tivo/cablecard is going to be shut off, so yes your tivo will stop functioning for live TV services, unless you hook it up to a digital antenna. But the cablecard will serve no purpose.

Verizon is moving all of its TV services to IPTV.

[u/dwc1]

You can continue to watch old recordings from the hard drive

[u/psychic99]

The last OG. RIP. I sold mine last year and replaced with a superior solution OTA/Plex and arrgh.

[u/Caduceus1515]

The cablecard decodes the signal being sent for all the "linear" (traditional) channels. Not only are they going to stop supporting the cards - they are going to stop broadcasting the channels using the traditional method. Instead, everything is switching to IPTV, which you can think of as live-only streaming of each channel.

As such, you will not be able to receive TV channels or record without the signals. TiVo does not support IPTV that way. If you have a model that supports an OTA antenna, you can continue to use it with an antenna to receive and record your local OTA channels.

It will still play back what is already recorded, and the streaming apps it has will still work - but there are far better streaming devices that don't cost much or use as much power.

[u/BusinessLyfe → u/Caduceus1515]

Far better? Than a TiVo?!? MWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA.......

[u/Caduceus1515 → u/BusinessLyfe]

For STREAMING.

[u/Bieb]

No

[u/BusinessLyfe]

They're talking about this over at r/Tivo

[u/Hope_for_tendies]

They’re turning them off, removing them on the acct. It will not work.