Comments on: Tivo Series2 First Setup Without Phone Line http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/ Musings of David L Kinney Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:44:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andre http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-210 Andre Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:51:44 +0000 http://deadinkvinyl.wordpress.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-210 tivo setup without phone line... ...aparently to do guided setup Tivo has to be connected to router using USB adapter and cable, can't be done wireless !!! This note sais it all. http://everything2.com/node/1746837?like_id=1746838&op=ilikeit Andre tivo setup without phone line…
…aparently to do guided setup Tivo has to be connected to router using USB adapter and cable, can’t be done wireless !!! This note sais it all.

http://everything2.com/node/1746837?like_id=1746838&op=ilikeit

Andre

]]> By: David L Kinney http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-14 David L Kinney Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://deadinkvinyl.wordpress.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-14 Michelle, <br/><br/>I've never tried the setup with a wireless adapter, so I can't give an authoritative answer. However, I recall thinking that wireless should work just fine, <i>if</i> the wireless network didn't have security enabled (WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc.) and the network was not "hidden". The need for no wireless security was due to the startup process not having a screen to enter the wireless network's password -- only "plug and play" wireless would work. TiVo may have expanded the setup process since I last performed this operation and may now fully support wireless setups when using their adapter -- the one to which you link. <br/><br/>The approach I recommend is disabling security on your wireless network and running the TiVo setup. You cannot harm the TiVo by trying. As I recall, you need to provide the phone number information very early in the process, so you won't even lose a lot of time if it doesn't work out.<br/><br/>I hope this has been helpful.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/>David Michelle,

I’ve never tried the setup with a wireless adapter, so I can’t give an authoritative answer. However, I recall thinking that wireless should work just fine, if the wireless network didn’t have security enabled (WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc.) and the network was not “hidden”. The need for no wireless security was due to the startup process not having a screen to enter the wireless network’s password — only “plug and play” wireless would work. TiVo may have expanded the setup process since I last performed this operation and may now fully support wireless setups when using their adapter — the one to which you link.

The approach I recommend is disabling security on your wireless network and running the TiVo setup. You cannot harm the TiVo by trying. As I recall, you need to provide the phone number information very early in the process, so you won’t even lose a lot of time if it doesn’t work out.

I hope this has been helpful.

Regards,
David

]]> By: Michelle Stasha http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-13 Michelle Stasha Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:48:00 +0000 http://deadinkvinyl.wordpress.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-13 Im just now trying to hook up a 2004 tivo system..they told us we'd have to first hook to a phone line. another girl said just the adaptor would work.<br/><br/>would this work, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ER5G6C/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top<br/><br/>because you said you used a usb to ethernet.. Im just now trying to hook up a 2004 tivo system..they told us we’d have to first hook to a phone line. another girl said just the adaptor would work.

would this work, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ER5G6C/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

because you said you used a usb to ethernet..

]]> By: David L Kinney http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-12 David L Kinney Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:11:00 +0000 http://deadinkvinyl.wordpress.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-12 I'm glad to learn that my post has been helpful! <br/><br/>It's been just over two years since I first published this entry, so I'm very surprised that Tivo hasn't made this solution official <i>and</i> provided an easy, non-techy way to implement it in the guided setup. I suppose the difficulty might be walking through the setup for wireless adapters on hidden and/or password-protected WiFi networks, but still... I’m glad to learn that my post has been helpful!

It’s been just over two years since I first published this entry, so I’m very surprised that Tivo hasn’t made this solution official and provided an easy, non-techy way to implement it in the guided setup. I suppose the difficulty might be walking through the setup for wireless adapters on hidden and/or password-protected WiFi networks, but still…

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.deadinkvinyl.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-11 Anonymous Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:15:00 +0000 http://deadinkvinyl.wordpress.com/2005/12/14/tivo-series2-first-setup-without-phone-line/#comment-11 You are a lifesaver. Tivo support couldn't tell me how to do this. After about 20 tries to connect through vonage. Hoped they could tell me a workaround, but they failed. You succeeded.<br/><br/>Thanks mate,<br/>Joe You are a lifesaver. Tivo support couldn’t tell me how to do this. After about 20 tries to connect through vonage. Hoped they could tell me a workaround, but they failed. You succeeded.

Thanks mate,
Joe

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